Reliable and Shifty

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Reliable

Reliable adjective - Worthy of one's trust.
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Shifty is an antonym for reliable.
Nearby Words: reliability, reliance, reliably, rely, reliant

Shifty

Shifty adjective - Given to acting in secret and to concealing one's intentions.
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Reliable is an antonym for shifty in untrustworthy topic.
Nearby Words: shift, shifting, shifted, shiftless, shiftiness
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  • 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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