Broken
Broken adjective - Forcibly separated into many pieces.
Unreliable and broken are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Unreliable" instead an adjective "Broken".
Unreliable
Unreliable adjective - Not worthy of reliance or trust.
Broken and unreliable are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Broken" instead an adjective "Unreliable".
Nearby Words: unreliability, unreliably
Both words in one sentence
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The Motion tracker screen is broken and unreliable—it won't display enemies most of the time.
Source: Video Game / Alien: Isolation -
Shoot the Messenger: Chizuru destroys a "broken" scale that gave her an "unreliable" reading, shortly after seeing that worked for Eiko.
Source: Manga / Shinryaku! Ika Musume -
Unreliable Illustrator: Early on in the game, a Snorlax falls asleep in the middle of the road as an homage to the Broken Bridge in the original games.
Source: Video Game / Pokémon X and Y
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Unreliable or Broken. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/broken/unreliable.
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