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un·re·li·a·ble
 unreliable
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- pronunciation:
- uhn
rih
laI
bl
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
not able to be relied on.
I'm trying to avoid hiring another unreliable plumber.My car is somewhat unreliable in cold weather.- antonyms:
- authoritative, faithful, reliable, solid, stalwart, staunch, steady, trusty
- similar words:
- doubtful, irresponsible, shaky
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| related words: |
changeable, fickle, fishy, insecure, precarious, questionable, shady, suspect, temperamental, unfaithful, unsound, vagabond, weak |
adverb + (adj.)unreliable
best,
completely,
dangerously,
extremely,
frequently,
generally,
highly,
increasingly,
inherently,
notoriously,
often,
politically,
possibly,
potentially,
sometimes,
somewhat,
therefore,
totally,
ultimately,
utterly,
wholly
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(adj.)unreliable
+ adverb
occasionally, poorly
(adj.)unreliable
+ noun
ally,
evidence,
eyewitness,
gauge,
guide,
identification,
index,
informant,
information,
instrument,
intelligence,
laboratory,
machine,
measure,
measurement,
memory,
narration,
narrator,
partner,
rainfall,
source,
supplier,
supply,
variable,
voting,
weather,
witness
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| derivation: |
unreliably (adv.) |
The word unreliable
contains the following part:
un-1
Old English
prefix
that means not
  More about this word part:
The prefix un1 attaches to adjectives to create adjectives that mean the opposite of the base word.
Example words:
unable, unarmed, unaware, unbeaten, unbelievable, uncertain, uncivil, unclear, uncomfortable, uncommon, unconscious, unconstitutional, uncooperative, undecided, undue, unemployed, uneasy, unequal, uneven, unequivocal, unexceptionable, unexceptional, unfair, unfamiliar, unfinished, unfortunate, unfriendly, unhappy, unhealthy, unimportant, uninhabited, uninterested, unkempt, unkind, unknown, unlawful, unlike, unlimited, unlucky, unnatural, unnecessary, unorthodox, unpleasant, unpopular, unreliable, unreasonable, unsafe, unsatisfactory, unstable, unsteady, untidy, untrue, unusual, unwell
- synonyms:
- dis-, de-, in-2
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