dependable
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
worthy of reliance or trust
a reliable source of information
Related & opposite
- trusty also see
- undependable antonym
- dependability derivation
- sure similar to
- time-tested similar to
- undeviating similar to
Sense 2 adjective
worthy of being depended on
a dependable worker
Related & opposite
- dependability derivation
- honesty derivation
- loyalty derivation
- trusty similar to
Sense 3 adjective
consistent in performance or behavior
dependable in one's habits
Related & opposite
- dependability derivation
- steady similar to
Sense 4 adjective
financially sound
a good investment
Related & opposite
- dependability derivation
- safeness derivation
- security derivation
- sound similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | trusty |
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | undependable |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | dependability |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | sure |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | time-tested |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | undeviating |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | dependability |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | honesty |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | loyalty |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | trusty |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | dependability |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | steady |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | dependability |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | safeness |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | security |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | sound |