Intermediate 📚 Vocabulary · #54 of 1319

reliable (adj.)

can be trusted

Examples

  • He is a reliable colleague.

Key rules

  • Reliable means can be trusted to work or behave well
  • Reliable is followed by a person or thing
  • Reliability is the noun

Common mistakes

  • He is a reliable of colleague → He is a reliable colleague
  • The car is reliability → The car is reliable

Use cases

  • Describing colleagues
  • Reviewing products
  • Trusting a service
💡 Tip: Dependable is a close synonym; it describes people and things.
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