DEPENDABLENESS Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

dependableness

noun

Definition of dependableness

as in reliability

worthiness as the recipient of another's trust or confidence the questionable dependableness of the no-name televisions being sold at a discount store

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reliability

Noun

Extra thinking turns into extra reliability only where something outside the model can tell a right answer from a wrong one.

— Dhyey Mavani, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
One noticeable change was the back end’s relative reliability.

— Janson Duench, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

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