reliable.

Able to be depended on to perform or provide information consistently.

Use it for

Words that belong together

• reliable source
• reliable measure

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The source proved reliable over several years.

A reliable measure can still measure the wrong construct.

They needed reliable data before proceeding.

Usage notes

Primary category: academic. Forms: More reliable; most reliable where degree is meaningful; relational uses are normally non-gradable. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.