He was a good friend, a dependable companion.
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Dependable — De*pend a*ble, a. Worthy of being depended on; trustworthy. Dependable friendships. Pope … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dependable — I adjective assured, certain, conscientious, constant, devoted, faithful, guaranteed, incorrupt, loyal, proved, proven, reliable, reputable, responsible, solid, stable, staunch, steadfast, steady, sure, tested, tried, true, trustable, trusted,… … Law dictionary
dependable — 1735; se DEPEND (Cf. depend) + ABLE (Cf. able). Related: Dependability; dependably … Etymology dictionary
dependable — *reliable, trustworthy, trusty, tried Analogous words: sure, assured, *confident: *responsible: staunch, steadfast, constant, *faithful Contrasted words: *doubtful, questionable, dubious: capricious, fickle, unstable, * … New Dictionary of Synonyms
dependable — [adj] reliable, responsible always there, carrying the load*, certain, constant, faithful, good as one’s word*, loyal, rocklike*, secure, stable, staunch, steadfast, steady, sturdy, sure, to be counted on, tried, tried and true, true, trustworthy … New thesaurus
dependable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ trustworthy and reliable. DERIVATIVES dependability noun dependably adverb … English terms dictionary
dependable — [dē pen′də bəl, dipen′də bəl] adj. that can be depended on; trustworthy; reliable SYN. RELIABLE dependability n. dependableness dependably adv … English World dictionary
dependable — adjective someone or something that is dependable can be trusted to do what you need or expect: Ed Duncan was a dependable, hardworking detective. | a dependable source of income dependably adverb dependability noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
dependable — de|pend|a|ble [dıˈpendəbəl] adj able to be trusted to do what you need or expect ▪ our most dependable ally ▪ a dependable source of income >dependably adv >dependability [dıˌpendəˈbılıti] n [U] … Dictionary of contemporary English
dependable — de|pend|a|ble [ dı pendəbl ] adjective 1. ) a dependable person always behaves in a sensible way and does what they say they will do 2. ) dependable things always work in the way you expect them to … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
