Synonyms and antonyms of Reliable and trustworthy in British Thesaurus

reliable (adjective)

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

trustworthy (adjective)

able to be trusted as being honest, safe, or reliable

consistent (adjective)

not changing in behaviour, attitudes, or qualities

sound (adjective)

reliable and sensible

secure (adjective)

a secure situation or job is safe and reliable

dependable (adjective)

dependable things always work in the way that you expect them to

responsible (adjective)

sensible, reliable, and able to be trusted to do the right thing

steady (adjective)

reliable, sensible, and able to make good decisions

reputable (adjective)

generally considered to be honest and reliable

as good as your word ()

doing what you have promised to do

consistently (adverb)

in the same way and without changing in behaviour, attitudes, or qualities

copper-bottomed (adjective)

a copper-bottomed plan, deal, guarantee etc can be trusted completely

credible (adjective)

able to be believed or trusted

does (exactly) what it says on the tin ()

used for saying that someone or something is exactly what they seem to be, with no hidden qualities, aims, etc.

firm (adjective)

definite and reliable

gilt-edged (adjective)

used about other things that are very valuable or reliable

good (adjective)

reliable and likely to earn a lot of money for you

infallible (adjective)

certain to work or have the effect you intended

reliability (noun)

the quality of being reliable

reliable (adjective)

used about someone whose information can be trusted to be accurate

reliably (adverb)

in a way that you can trust to be accurate

responsible (adjective)

used about people’s behaviour or attitudes

responsibly (adverb)

in a sensible way that shows you are reliable and can be trusted to do the right thing

solid as a rock ()

very reliable or calm

solidity (noun)

the quality of being reliable

soundly (adverb)

in a way that is strong and reliable

stable (adjective)

not changing frequently and not likely to suddenly become worse

steadily (adverb)

in a reliable and consistent way

steady (adjective)

reliable and continuing for a long period of time

sterling (adjective)

formal sterling work or a sterling character is good, strong, and reliable

true (adjective)

a true friend, leader etc, or true love, happiness etc, has the qualities that you would expect that type of person or thing to have

true to your word/promise ()

doing exactly what you said you would do

trusty (adjective)

humorous used for describing a person or thing that you have known or had for a long time and can depend on