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[ dih-pen-duh-buhl ] / dɪˈpɛn də bəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR dependable ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivecapable of being depended on; worthy of trust; reliable: a dependable employee. Origin of dependableFirst recorded in 1725–35; depend + -able SYNONYMS FOR dependabletrustworthy, trusty, trusted, steadfast, faithful, responsible. SEE SYNONYMS FOR dependable ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM dependablede·pend·a·bil·i·ty, de·pend·a·ble·ness, nounde·pend·a·bly, adverbin·ter·de·pend·a·bil·i·ty, nounin·ter·de·pend·a·ble, adjective non·de·pend·a·bil·i·ty, nounnon·de·pend·a·ble, adjectivenon·de·pend·a·ble·ness, nounnon·de·pend·a·bly, adverbpre·de·pend·a·ble, adjectiveun·de·pend·a·bil·i·ty, nounun·de·pend·a·ble, adjectiveun·de·pend·a·ble·ness, nounun·de·pend·a·bly, adverb Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dependableTo the legacy qualities were added another: a higher standard of dependability. Nationalism on Four Wheels|Clive Irving|October 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST And that dependability rested as much on the engines as on the airplane. The Exemplary Plane at the Heart of the MH370 Mystery|Clive Irving|March 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST But at least during this period of time, he hadn't reached the stage of dependability that you men of higher rank would rely on? Warren Commission (8 of 26): Hearings Vol. VIII (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy Wardrop had that after-debauch suspicion of all men, but I think he grasped at me as a dependability. The Window at the White Cat|Mary Roberts Rinehart
Dependability, honesty, economy, faithfulness and his capacity for finishing what he starts are the strongest points of this type. How to Analyze People on Sight|Elsie Lincoln Benedict and Ralph Paine Benedict It was cut from a 90 to an 86 and on one particular phase of how they grade you—on dependability. Warren Commission (12 of 26): Hearings Vol. XII (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy You've been recommended as a man of high purpose and dependability. The Black Tide|Arthur G. Stangland
British Dictionary definitions for dependable
adjectiveable to be depended on; reliable; trustworthy Derived forms of dependabledependability or dependableness, noundependably, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to dependablesturdy, steady, trustworthy, loyal, staunch, true, certain, constant, faithful, secure, stable, steadfast, sure, tried, tried-and-true, trusty, unfailing, rocklike |