Qualities

Synonyms for reliable

Two senses of reliable live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 2, Treeline · 2 senses · adjective · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2adjectiveTier 2, TreelineQualities

worthy of being depended on

He was a reliable friend through every crisis.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

true

Same sentence, swapped: He was a true friend through every crisis.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for reliable as it is used in the sentence above.

convincing
harmless
overwhelming

Sense 2 of 2adjectiveTier 3, RidgelineQualities

worthy of reliance or trust

A reliable source of information.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

dependable

Same sentence, swapped: A dependable source of information.

Close but different

unreliable
convincing
accurate

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