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Definition reliable in British English

reliable adjective

adjective
/rɪˈlaɪəb(ə)l/

▪ evidence, guide, indication, indicator, information, measure, predictor

1

a reliable person is someone who you can trust to behave well, work hard, or do what you expect them to do

Example

Alice can look after the children. She's very reliable.

Example

a reliable workman/car

Synonyms and related words
reliable trustworthy consistent
1.1

a reliable vehicle, piece of equipment, or system always works well

Example

This is a better and more reliable car than my last one.

Example

a reliable method of birth control

Synonyms and related words
all-singing, all-dancing analog analogue
2

reliable information can be trusted to be accurate

Example

How reliable are these statistics?

Example

There turned out to be no reliable evidence of Mardell's guilt.

Synonyms and related words
exact accurate perfect
2.1

used about someone whose information can be trusted to be accurate

Example

I heard this from a very reliable source.

Synonyms and related words
reliable trustworthy consistent
Definition reliable in British English