Undependable — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not worthy of reliance or trust

liable to be erroneous or misleading

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌʌndᵻpˈɛndəbəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌʌndɪpˈɛndəbəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌʌndɪpˈɛndəbəl/

4 syllables Say it as /ˌʌndᵻpˈɛndəbəl/.

Examples

in the early 1950s computers were large and expensive and unreliable
an undependable assistant
an undependable generalization

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unreliable

Antonyms

dependable reliable

Parts of Speech

adjective	not worthy of reliance or trust “in the early 1950s computers were large and expensive and unreliable”
adjective	liable to be erroneous or misleading “an undependable generalization”

Word Forms

unreliableness	noun	the trait of not being dependable or reliable
unreliability	noun	the trait of not being dependable or reliable
undependableness	noun	the trait of not being dependable or reliable
undependability	noun	the trait of not being dependable or reliable

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unzuverlässig

nicht vertrauenswürdig oder vertrauenswürdig

🇫🇷French

peu fiable

pas digne de confiance ou de confiance

🇪🇸Spanish

poco confiable

no es digno de confianza o dependencia

🇮🇹Italian

inaffidabile

non degno di affidamento o di fiducia

🇳🇱Dutch

onbetrouwbaar

niet waardig van afhankelijkheid of vertrouwen

🇵🇹Portuguese

não confiável

não é digno de confiança ou confiança

🇷🇺Russian

ненадежный

не достоин доверия

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भरोसेमंद

निर्भरता या विश्वास के योग्य नहीं

🇧🇩Bengali

নির্ভরযোগ্য

নির্ভরতা বা বিশ্বাসের যোগ্য নয়

🇮🇳Tamil

நம்பமுடியாதது

நம்பிக்கை அல்லது நம்பிக்கைக்கு தகுதியானவர் அல்ல

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆధారపడలేని

ఆధారపడటానికి లేదా నమ్మకానికి అర్హమైనది కాదు

🇮🇳Marathi

अवलंबित

विश्वास किंवा विश्वास ठेवण्यास पात्र नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિર્ભર

ભરોસો અથવા વિશ્વાસને લાયક નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅವಲಂಬಿಸಲಾಗದ

ಅವಲಂಬನೆ ಅಥವಾ ನಂಬಿಕೆಗೆ ಅರ್ಹವಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആശ്രയിക്കാനാവാത്ത

ആശ്രയിക്കാനോ വിശ്വാസത്തിനോ യോഗ്യമല്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਭਰੋਸਗੀ

ਭਰੋਸੇ ਜਾਂ ਭਰੋਸੇ ਦੇ ਯੋਗ ਨਹੀਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

ناقابل اعتبار

بھروسہ یا بھروسہ کے قابل نہیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不可靠的

不值得依赖或信任

🇯🇵Japanese

頼りない

信頼や信頼に値しない

🇰🇷Korean

신뢰할 수 없는

의지하거나 신뢰할 가치가 없다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không thể tin cậy được

không đáng để dựa vào hay tin tưởng

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่น่าเชื่อถือ

ไม่สมควรที่จะพึ่งหรือไว้วางใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

tidak bisa diandalkan

tidak layak diandalkan atau dipercaya

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi maaasahan

hindi karapat-dapat sa pag-asa o pagtitiwala

🇲🇾Malay

tidak boleh dipercayai

tidak layak untuk bergantung atau dipercayai

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لا يمكن الاعتماد عليها

لا يستحق الاعتماد أو الثقة

🇮🇷Persian

غیر قابل اعتماد

لایق تکیه یا اعتماد نیست

🇹🇷Turkish

güvenilmez

güvenilmeye veya güvenilmeye layık değil

🇮🇱Hebrew

בלתי אמין

לא ראוי להסתמכות או אמון

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