dependable
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2.3
- adjective
- /dɪˈpɛndəbl/
:
confiable
- She needs a dependable friend who will always be there for her.
- a dependable source
- dependable information
- a dependable supply
And women look for dependable men.
- And women look for dependable men.
- And some of those things seem to be not as dependable as they once were.
- And but, you know, they're not dependable.
- You know you can, you're reliable, you're dependable.
- We need to cooperate in a more dependable, fine-tuned way to carry out a hunt.
- You're a nice guy, you're loyal, you're dependable, you're convicted, you're you're competent, convicted in your beliefs.
- So you might as well do the thing you love because you know you're going to do it, and that makes you dependable.
- It was bred out of existence when when the beef steak came around because the beef steak was a far more reliable and dependable variety.
- That is the most dependable track to have financial success.
- That period of broad, distributed, technologically LED, dependable high levels of growth deranged us.
Examples
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He's a most dependable fellow.
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You sound like a dependable leader.
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Become the most dependable person in your space.
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We're always responsible and dependable to a fault.
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And some of those things seem to be not as dependable as they once were.
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And women look for dependable men.
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You used to be a good, dependable, ordinary man, not too bright maybe, but honest.
Fiction book (2000) -
I was an efficient, trustworthy, and dependable employee, working hard for someone else.
Fiction book (1992) -
Being the oldest child, she was sensible, responsible, and dependable, and she was honest, painfully honest, but always sensitive to the feelings of others.
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Such steps not only secured dependable supplies for merchants, but also gave planters dependable sources of investment capital.
Academic text (2004)
Synonyms
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1.0
A person or thing you can rely on
525
3.0
Strong and dependable, trusted for quality
473
2.3
Not likely to change and stays steady over time
358
2.7
Able to be trusted to do what is expected
267
4.2
Something that seems true and that people can trust
88
2.1
A person or thing you can depend on to be honest
53
4.2
Known to be honest and reliable
27
3.6
Very strong and not likely to fail or be wrong
13
3.0
Always reliable and useful in many situations
8
7.1
Loyal and reliable in support or work
7
8.2
Very honest and reliable so people cannot doubt it
7
4.1
A person or thing people trust and choose first for a certain need
5
4.9
Always reliable and steady
3
1.4
A person or group people rely on because they are honest
1
4.3
Very steady and reliable in what someone does
A person who stays calm and acts in a reliable way
Antonyms
How Dependable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dependable comes from depend, which originally meant 'to hang', the same idea you see in the word pending. So, a dependable person or thing 'hangs on' to promises — you can 'rely' on them.