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reliably

reliably

33 2.5
In a way you can trust to work or happen
  • adverb
  • /rɪˈlaɪəbli/
translation icon : de forma fiable
  • First, you need something that can reliably and durably store charges.
  • measure reliably
  • identify reliably
  • detect reliably

It's one of the only ways to reliably prevent birds from getting in.

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Examples

  • It's one of the only ways to reliably prevent birds from getting in.

  • She can reliably count on her team to meet the project deadlines.

  • And if they can do that reliably, it's worth the ticket.

  • And people reliably score well above chance on this.

  • We do know across many, many, many studies that women reliably smile more than men.

  • As expected, this is a difficult population to reliably follow and include in any study.

    Academic text (2011)
  • But to make it work and to make it work reliably involves a lot of detail.

  • It can take weeks or months to reliably land on this diagnosis.

  • The scale has been shown to work fairly reliably as a self-reporting instrument.

    Academic text (2013)
  • The words on Horgan's list were found to be reliably associated with four different constructs.

    Academic text (1992)

Synonyms

consistently
vsreliably
278 2.8

In the same way over time without big changes

focuses on trust that it will work rather than mere sameness
faithfully
vsreliably
54 2.6

In a loyal, reliable, or exact way

is more about general trust and steady functioning not loyalty
unfailingly
vsreliably
6 5.6

In a way that always happens and never fails

is less absolute and allows rare lapses while still trusted
dependably
vsreliably
1 3.0

In a way that people can rely on

is the same idea but expressed with a different adverb
unerringly
vsreliably
1 7.5

In a way that never makes mistakes

focuses on trust that it will work rather than faultless accuracy

Antonyms

1 4.4

In a way you cannot trust to be correct or the same each time

How Reliable

consistently
278 2.8
dependably
1 3.0
reliably
33 2.5
unreliably
1 4.4

Surface Forms

reliably positive

Morphology

reliably = reliable (transparent) = rely + able + ly

Formed by adding the productive adverbial suffix '-ly' to 'reliable', yielding the expected meaning 'in a reliable manner'.

Etymology

Reliably comes from the verb rely, which goes back to a Latin root religare meaning 'to bind' or 'to tie'. So to do something reliably is like doing it in a way you can 'tie' your trust to, which is why it means you can count on it.