单词	unreliable
释义	unreliable adjective un·​re·​li·​able ˌən-ri-ˈlī-ə-bəl  : not reliable : undependable, untrustworthy an unreliable friend an unreliable source of funding an unreliable car unreliability ˌən-ri-ˌlī-ə-ˈbi-lə-tē  noun the unreliability of the data a person with a reputation for unreliability unreliably ˌən-ri-ˈlī-ə-blē  adverb a method that works unreliably Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web College kickers can be so unreliable that just those two words are a meme in college football social media circles. Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2022 As a result, Europe has become ever more dependent on wind and solar—which are too unreliable to power advanced industrial economies—while perversely eschewing nuclear power. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022 Cooling systems and other mechanisms that are essential to the safe operation of the reactors need power to run them, while emergency diesel generators are sometimes unreliable. Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 26 Aug. 2022 The more immediate concern is that a disruption of electricity supply to the plant could knock out cooling systems that are essential for the safe operation of the reactors, and emergency diesel generators are sometimes unreliable. Frank Jordans And Hanna Arhirova, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Aug. 2022 Turgenev was also indecisive, inconstant, maybe even a bit unreliable. Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2022 When Glyn’s unreliable (and indifferent) husband blew their finances through excessive drinking and gambling, Glyn found that what had begun as a diversion needed to become her livelihood. Jeanine Basinger, WSJ, 12 Aug. 2022 No forensic evidence linked Mr. Woodfox to the crime, so the authorities’ argument depended on witnesses, who over time were discredited or proved unreliable. New York Times, 5 Aug. 2022 The original concept, as founded in 1978, was to send email over FM radio subcarriers, but the technology proved unreliable. Cameron Kaiser, Ars Technica, 4 Aug. 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 1810, in the meaning defined above Kids Definition unreliable adjective un·​re·​li·​able ˌən-ri-ˈlī-ə-bəl : not worthy of trust He got rid of his unreliable car. unreliable adjective as in undependable likely to change frequently, suddenly, or unexpectedly I wouldn't count on him to show up for the play—he's pretty unreliable. She drives her car locally, but worries it's too unreliable for longer trips. Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance undependable untrustworthy erratic inconsistent shaky unpredictable volatile unstable dicey random haphazard scattered arbitrary slapdash aimless stray hit-or-miss ambivalent irregular uncertain desultory hesitating vacillating unsteady capricious wavering variable inconstant temperamental unsettled changeful mercurial fickle fluctuating mutable fluid changeable shilly-shallying shilly-shally skittish flickery Antonyms & Near Antonyms reliable dependable trustworthy true sure trusty permanent persistent durable tried lasting constant predictable stable certain steady abiding stationary invariable unchangeable unchanging immutable tried-and-true unvarying changeless uniform even settled equable See More
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