unreliable
/ˌʌn.ɹəˈlaɪ.ə.bəl/adjective5 syllables
Unreliable means: not worthy of reliance or trust.
Synonyms for unreliable14
adjective, as in not worthy of reliance or trust
adjective, as in dangerously unstable and unpredictable
adjective, as in liable to be erroneous or misleading
undependable, fallible
adjective, as in lacking a sense of responsibility
Opposites of unreliable
What does unreliable mean?4
adjective
1
not worthy of reliance or trust“in the early 1950s computers were large and expensive and unreliable”
2
dangerously unstable and unpredictable“treacherous winding roads”
3
liable to be erroneous or misleading“an undependable generalization”
4
lacking a sense of responsibility
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with unreliable?4
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Unreliable in a sentence
- Tatoeba moved to another server, the old one being very unreliable lately.MarekMazurkiewicz
- Be cautious with him, he is an unreliable fellow.Tom9358
- Our experiment has revealed that his report was unreliable.Swift
- She is an absent-minded and unreliable person.marcelostockle
- The unreliable colleague suffered from a veiled inferiority complex.kittles
- A limited and unreliable electricity supply is a major impediment to economic development.The_World_Factbook
- Your only source of income has become unreliable.Amastan
- The bicycle light is unreliable for illuminating the road.Winter
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