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unreliable::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | undependable |
| Derivation | unreliableness, unreliability |
in the early 1950s computers were large and expensive and unreliable.
unreliable::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | undependable |
| Derivation | unreliableness |
unreliable::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | treacherous |
| Derivation | unreliableness |
an unreliable trestle.
unreliable::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Derivation | unreliability, unreliableness |
Examples of unreliable
unreliable
International radio signals are routinely jammed, and electricity is unreliable.
From the theatlantic.com
Behind the UN's patina of certainty may lie outdated and unreliable census data.
From the newscientist.com
Gut analysis based on less concrete evidence than even an unreliable early poll.
From the tunedin.blogs.time.com
Even Senator Norris Cotton concedes that his constituents'verdict is unreliable.
From the time.com
Success can hinge on managers'often unreliable forecasts of where rates will go.
From the charlotteobserver.com
France was not the only country surprised by unreliable opinion polls yesterday.
From the independent.co.uk
In reality, however, such laws are unreliable because progress is rarely smooth.
From the economist.com
My professor did not allow meta-studies to be cited because they are unreliable.
From the forbes.com
So, yeah, obviously there are instances with unreliable narrators who aren't us.
From the chron.com
- Undependable: liable to be erroneous or misleading; "an undependable generalization"
- Not worthy of reliance or trust; "in the early 1950s computers were large and expensive and unreliable"; "an undependable assistant"
- Treacherous: dangerously unstable and unpredictable; "treacherous winding roads"; "an unreliable trestle"
- Lacking a sense of responsibility
- (unreliableness) undependability: the trait of not being dependable or reliable
- Not reliable
- Not able to be trusted for accuracy or authority.
