Synonyms for UNRELIABLE
un·re·li·able

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1. undependable, unreliableadjective

   liable to be erroneous or misleading

   "an undependable generalization"

   Synonyms:
   treacherous, undependable, unreliable

   Antonyms:
   responsible, tried, dependable, reliable, sure, certain, tested, tried and true, safe, undeviating, infallible, time-tested

2. unreliable, undependableadjective

   not worthy of reliance or trust

   "in the early 1950s computers were large and expensive and unreliable"; "an undependable assistant"

   Synonyms:
   treacherous, undependable, unreliable

   Antonyms:
   tried, responsible, tried and true, safe, time-tested, sure, certain, undeviating, reliable, dependable, infallible, tested

3. treacherous, unreliableadjective

   dangerously unstable and unpredictable

   "treacherous winding roads"; "an unreliable trestle"

   Synonyms:
   perfidious, punic, treacherous, undependable, unreliable

   Antonyms:
   time-tested, tried and true, certain, safe, infallible, reliable, undeviating, sure, tested, responsible, dependable, tried

4. unreliableadjective

   lacking a sense of responsibility

   Synonyms:
   treacherous, undependable

   Antonyms:
   infallible, time-tested, certain, dependable, sure, safe, tried and true, tested, reliable, responsible, tried, undeviating

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1. unreliableadjective

   Synonyms:
   [Modern.] untrustworthy, not to be depended upon

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1. unreliableadjective

   Synonyms:
   untrustworthy, undependable, uncertain

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1. List of paraphrases for "unreliable":

   untrusted, untrustworthy, dodgy, reliable, unsafe, reliability

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How to use UNRELIABLE in a sentence?

1. Steve Tsang:

   They have to do something to show that they are helping to keep things under control, while not appearing unreliable as Pakistan's ally.

2. Benjamin Netanyahu:

   Part of what's important in foreign policy is consistency and clarity in what you're communicating to your friends and enemies. Deploying unpredictabilty every now and then has value, but being seen by your allies as unreliable is dangerous. benjamin Netanyahu foreign policy used to be built on principles, the international trading order, international law, the security framework.

3. James Withers:

   For many businesses, trading with the EU now feels like a high-risk, long-odds gamble, the trading system is more costly, complex, slower and unreliable. For our European customers who need guarantees of products like salmon arriving at a certain time, reliability is everything.

4. Chris Fabricant:

   Defense lawyers had sought to have the bite-mark evidence barred from the trial on the grounds that it is scientifically unreliable. The judge’s ruling was “contrary to the overwhelming consensus of the scientific community,” said Chris Fabricant, director of strategic litigation for the Innocence Project. “It’s a victory for the Flat Earth Society.”

5. Rex Tillerson:

   I hope that what the Russian Government concludes is that they have aligned themselves with an unreliable partner in Bashar al-Assad…The Assad regime, the Iranians and Hezbollah - is that a long term alliance that serves Russia's interests?