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RELIABLE Antonyms

There are 24 antonyms of the word reliable. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For RELIABLE

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unreliable
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not worthy of reliance or trust

adjective satellite

• liable to be erroneous or misleading

• dangerously unstable and unpredictable

• lacking a sense of responsibility

capricious
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• changeable

• determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason

deceitful
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• involving deception

• marked by deliberate deceptiveness especially by pretending one set of feelings and acting under the influence of another

dishonest
adjectiveadj
adjective

• deceptive or fraudulent; disposed to cheat or defraud or deceive

adjective satellite

• capable of being corrupted

dubious
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• fraught with uncertainty or doubt

• open to doubt or suspicion

• not convinced

erratic
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• liable to sudden unpredictable change

• having no fixed course

• likely to perform unpredictably

faltering
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• the act of pausing uncertainly

adjective satellite

• unsteady in speech or action

fickle
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments

• liable to sudden unpredictable change

flimsy
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not convincing

noun

• a thin strong lightweight translucent paper used especially for making carbon copies

adjective satellite

• lacking solidity or strength

• lacking substance or significance

fraudulent
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• involving deception

inconsistent
adjectiveadj
adjective

• displaying a lack of consistency

adjective satellite

• not capable of being made consistent or harmonious

• not in agreement

inconstant
adjectiveadj
adjective

• likely to change frequently often without apparent or cogent reason; variable

questionable
adjectiveadj
adjective

• subject to question

adjective satellite

• able to be refuted

shifty
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive

• changing position or direction

undependable
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not worthy of reliance or trust

adjective satellite

• liable to be erroneous or misleading

undetermined
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not yet having been ascertained or determined

• not precisely determined or established; not fixed or known in advance

adjective satellite

• not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought

unfaithful
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not true to duty or obligation or promises

• having sexual relations with someone other than your husband or wife, or your boyfriend or girlfriend

adjective satellite

• having the character of, or characteristic of, a traitor

• not trustworthy

unproven
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not proved

unscrupulous
adjectiveadj
adjective

• without scruples or principles

unstable
adjectiveadj
adjective

• lacking stability or fixity or firmness

adjective satellite

• highly or violently reactive

• affording no ease or reassurance

• suffering from severe mental illness

• disposed to psychological variability

• subject to change; variable

Alternatives for UNRELIABLE

Alternatives for CAPRICIOUS

Alternatives for DECEITFUL

Alternatives for DISHONEST

Alternatives for DUBIOUS

Alternatives for ERRATIC

Alternatives for FALTERING

Alternatives for FICKLE

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