Dependable — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

worthy of reliance or trust

worthy of being depended on

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈɔːɹjɑːɹdz/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪpˈɛndəbəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪpˈɛndəbəl/

3 syllables Say it as /dˈɔːɹjɑːɹdz/.

Examples

a reliable source of information
a dependable worker
a dependable worker

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

honest true safe steady-going reliable rock-steady good secure

Antonyms

unreliable undependable

Parts of Speech

adjective	worthy of reliance or trust “a reliable source of information”
adjective	worthy of being depended on “a dependable worker”
adjective	consistent in performance or behavior “dependable in one's habits”
adjective	financially sound “a good investment”

Word Forms

reliableness	noun	the quality of being dependable or reliable
reliability	noun	the quality of being dependable or reliable
dependableness	noun	the quality of being dependable or reliable
dependability	noun	the quality of being dependable or reliable
honestness	noun	the quality of being honest
trueness	noun	the quality of being loyal
safeness	noun	the quality of being safe
security	noun	defense against financial failure; financial independence

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

zuverlässig

des Vertrauens oder Vertrauens würdig

🇫🇷French

sûr

digne de confiance ou de confiance

🇪🇸Spanish

confiable

digno de confianza

🇮🇹Italian

affidabile

degno di affidamento o di fiducia

🇳🇱Dutch

betrouwbaar

vertrouwen waard

🇵🇹Portuguese

confiável

digno de confiança ou confiança

🇷🇺Russian

надежный

достойный доверия или доверия

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भरोसे का

निर्भरता या विश्वास के योग्य

🇧🇩Bengali

নির্ভরযোগ্য

নির্ভরতা বা বিশ্বাসের যোগ্য

🇮🇳Tamil

நம்பகமான

நம்பிக்கை அல்லது நம்பிக்கைக்கு தகுதியானவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆధారపడదగిన

ఆధారపడటానికి లేదా నమ్మకానికి అర్హమైనది

🇮🇳Marathi

विश्वासार्ह

विश्वास किंवा विश्वास ठेवण्यास पात्र

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભરોસાપાત્ર

ભરોસો અથવા વિશ્વાસને લાયક

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಶ್ವಾಸಾರ್ಹ

ಅವಲಂಬನೆ ಅಥವಾ ನಂಬಿಕೆಗೆ ಅರ್ಹರು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആശ്രയിക്കാവുന്ന

ആശ്രയിക്കാനോ വിശ്വാസത്തിനോ യോഗ്യൻ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਭਰੋਸੇਯੋਗ

ਭਰੋਸੇ ਜਾਂ ਭਰੋਸੇ ਦੇ ਯੋਗ

🇵🇰Urdu

قابل اعتماد

بھروسہ یا بھروسہ کے قابل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

可靠的

值得依赖或信任

🇯🇵Japanese

頼りになる

信頼または信頼に値する

🇰🇷Korean

신뢰할 수 있는

의지하거나 신뢰할 만한 가치가 있는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đáng tin cậy

đáng để dựa vào hoặc tin tưởng

🇹🇭Thai

เชื่อถือได้

สมควรแก่การไว้วางใจหรือไว้วางใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

dapat diandalkan

layak diandalkan atau dipercaya

🇵🇭Filipino

maaasahan

karapat-dapat sa pag-asa o pagtitiwala

🇲🇾Malay

boleh dipercayai

layak dipercayai atau dipercayai

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يمكن الاعتماد عليها

يستحق الاعتماد أو الثقة

🇮🇷Persian

قابل اعتماد

شایسته اتکا یا اعتماد

🇹🇷Turkish

güvenilir

güvenmeye veya güvenmeye değer

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְהֵימָן

ראוי להסתמך או לאמון

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