Dependable

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dependable \De*pend"a*ble\, a.
     Worthy of being depended on; trustworthy. "Dependable
     friendships." --Pope. Dependance
     Dependant

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  dependable
       adj 1: worthy of reliance or trust; "a reliable source of
              information"; "a dependable worker" [syn: {reliable}]
              [ant: {unreliable}, {unreliable}]
       2: worthy of being depended on; "a dependable worker"; "an
          honest working stiff"; "a reliable source of information";
          "he was true to his word"; "I would be true for there are
          those who trust me" [syn: {honest}, {reliable}, {true(p)}]
       3: consistent in performance or behavior; "dependable in one's
          habits"; "a steady-going family man" [syn: {rock-steady},
          {steady-going}]
       4: financially sound; "a good investment"; "a secure
          investment" [syn: {good}, {safe}, {secure}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  48 Moby Thesaurus words for "dependable":
     calculable, fail-safe, faithful, faithworthy, fast, firm,
     guaranteed, harmless, incorruptible, invincible, inviolable,
     invulnerable, predictable, proven, reliable, responsible, riskless,
     secure, solid, sound, stable, staunch, steadfast, steady, straight,
     substantial, sure, surefire, tested, to be trusted, tried,
     tried and true, true, trustable, trustworthy, trusty, undangerous,
     unfailing, unfalse, unhazardous, unperfidious, unperilous,
     unprecarious, unrisky, untreacherous, warranteed, well-founded,
     well-grounded