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dependable
Meaning: able to be trusted to do what is needed
dependable in a sentence
How dependable is used in real sentences:
Our dependable bus driver always arrives before the first bell.
Leo is dependable, so his teacher trusts him to return the library cart each afternoon.
“A dependable computer system kept those codes safe during power cuts.”
— from the passage Testing a New Shield
Synonyms for dependable
Other words for dependable — reliable, trustworthy and steady — carry the same meaning.
- reliable
- trustworthy
- steady
Antonyms of dependable
Words that mean the opposite of dependable:
- unreliable
- undependable
Where it comes from
From depend + -able 'capable of being relied upon'
Memory hook
Picture a sturdy bridge that holds you safely every time you cross.
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