reliability

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of RELIABILITY

worthiness as the recipient of another's trust or confidence <we never had reason to question the reliability of the park rangers in the event of an emergency>

Synonyms dependability, dependableness, reliableness, responsibility, solidity, solidness, sureness, trustability, trustworthiness

Related Words inerrancy, infallibility; credibility, creditability, creditableness

Near Antonyms doubtfulness, dubiousness, questionableness, shakiness, uncertainness

Antonyms dodginess [chiefly British], unreliability

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