dependable

Definition

  • adjective: able to be trusted to do or provide what is needed
  • adjective: capable of being 'depended' on
  • synonyms: reliable, calculable, fail-safe

Examples

  • The old well is a 'dependable' source of water. [=there is always water in the old well]

  • He's the team's most 'dependable' [='consistent'] player.

  • a 'dependable' [='reliable'] old car

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) ...but I will lose the customer forever to Pizza Yurt. Look, you are my only hope, all right? You have to make it in time. Peter, you're a nice guy. But you're just not dependable. This is your last chance. You have to go blocks in / minutes or your ass is fired. Go! Hey, what, are you stupid? (..)
    2004 Spider-Man 2
  • (..) to their ideal monster... -( roars ) -( screaos ) to produce superior scream refined into clean, dependable energy. Every time you turn something on Monsters, Incorporated is there. I'm Monsters, Incorporated! (..)
    2001 Monsters, Inc.
  • (..) How's that? Maybe it's not new math at all. It could be old math. Something that looks at the problem numerically, and not theoretically - Math is always dependable. - For you it is. Euler's Method. - Euler's Method? - Yes. - That's ancient. (..)
    2016 Hidden Figures