reliable

Academic Word List, sublist 3.

About 17.52 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective Suitable or fit to be relied on; worthy of dependence, reliance or trust; dependable, trustworthy
2. adjective Such that either a sent packet will reach its destination, even if it requires retransmission, or the sender will be told that it didn't.
3. noun Something or someone reliable or dependable

   the old reliables

Similar words

dependable trusty trustworthy time-tested tried and true tried honest authentic true faithful

Often followed by

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Word family

reliability reliableness reliablenesses reliables reliably reliance reliant relied relies relocate