unreliable
adjective
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
liable to be erroneous or misleading
an undependable generalization
Related & opposite
- undependability derivation
- fallible similar to
Sense 2 adjective
not worthy of reliance or trust
in the early 1950s computers were large and expensive and unreliable
Related & opposite
- untrustworthy also see
- reliable antonym
- undependability derivation
- erratic similar to
- uncertain similar to
- unsound similar to
Sense 3 adjective
dangerously unstable and unpredictable
treacherous winding roads
Related & opposite
- undependability derivation
- dangerous similar to
Sense 4 adjective
lacking a sense of responsibility
Related & opposite
- undependability derivation
- irresponsible similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | undependability |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | fallible |
| 2 | also see | Related & opposite | untrustworthy |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | reliable |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | undependability |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | erratic |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | uncertain |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | unsound |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | undependability |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | dangerous |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | undependability |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | irresponsible |