Reliable and Untrustworthy

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Reliable

Reliable adjective - Worthy of one's trust.
Usage example: I need a reliable car that's not going to break down constantly
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Untrustworthy is an antonym for reliable in topics: dependable, trustworthy.
Nearby Words: reliability, reliance, reliably, rely, reliant

Untrustworthy

Untrustworthy adjective - Not worthy of trust or belief.
Usage example: an untrustworthy person
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Reliable is an antonym for untrustworthy in topics: trustworthy, unfaithful.
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  • Helmets Are Hardly Heroic However, once everyone learns the truth, they accept him on the grounds that wearing helmets make a person come across as untrustworthy whereas showing his face makes him seem honest and therefore reliable - good guys don't wear helmets, only people who are up to no good hide their faces.
    Source: Helmets Are Hardly Heroic
  • Good Smoking, Evil Smoking They had an amusing take on Good Smoking, Evil Smoking; comparing a builder gesturing with a pipe while discussing his plans (and thereby looking solid and reliable) with another gesturing with a cigarette (and thereby looking shifty and untrustworthy).
    Source: Good Smoking, Evil Smoking
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