Synonyms for dependable
- adjective
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Trustworthy
trustworthy, reliable, sure, trusty, honest, faithful, true, responsible, tried and true, certain, tried
3. Steady
Definitions
- adj. 1
Able, or easily able to be depended on.
He was a very dependable person.
Example sentences
- honest Say what you will, I think he is an honest person.
- reliable I wonder whether Tom and Mary are really reliable.
- trustworthy He is a good fellow for sure, but not trustworthy.
- trusty It is a fine thing, whoever has a trusty tongue.
- safe All the papers were taped up and kept in the safe.
- secure The fortress was secure from every kind of attack.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| dependable | falling | |
| honest | rising | |
| reliable | steady | |
| trustworthy | rising | |
| trusty | rising | |
| safe | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- good1, sure1, true1, safe1
- 5 letters
- tried1, sound1
- 6 letters
- honest2, secure2, steady2, trusty2
- 7 letters
- certain2
- 8 letters
- reliable4, faithful2, stalwart2, yeomanly
- 9 letters
- clocklike
- 11 letters
- responsible4, trustworthy3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (honest2 = 2 syllables).