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Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Not easily relied or depended on.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not dependable.
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- adjective The opposite of
dependable
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective liable to be erroneous or misleading
- adjective not worthy of reliance or trust
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Examples
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The increases have drawn criticism from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, which says it opposes "arbitrary prices increases" for what it calls undependable service.
Toronto Sun 2009
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The increases have drawn criticism from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, which says it opposes "arbitrary prices increases" for what it calls undependable service.
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That's drawing criticism from the Canadian Federation of Independent Business, which says it opposes "arbitrary prices increases" for what it calls undependable service.
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* Quoting prices in spot time frames for fruits and vegetables is inherently undependable.
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* Quoting prices in spot time frames for fruits and vegetables is inherently undependable.
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* Quoting prices in spot time frames for fruits and vegetables is inherently undependable.
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Duff was such a shy child that they sent her to acting classes when she was 11, to bring her out of herself and make her more confident; when it turned out that she desperately wanted to make this undependable pursuit her life, they gave her a gift for which she is still grateful: They were so encouraging – not pushing, but encouraging.
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Yet they are self-centered, dishonest and undependable, and at times they engage in irresponsible behavior for no apparent reason other than the sheer fun of it.
Kim Cranston: Which of Our Leaders Are Psychopaths? A Voter and Shareholder Guide Kim Cranston 2010
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* Quoting prices in spot time frames for fruits and vegetables is inherently undependable.
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My present quandry is whether to sell the thing and get something dependable, but then I'd just be passing on a piece of undependable junk to someone else, and I really don't want to do that!
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synonyms (109)
Words with the same meaning
- adrift
- afloat
- alternating
- amorphous
- capricious
- changeable
- changeful
- coquettish
- dangerous
- desultory
- deviable
- dizzy
- doubtful
- dubious
- eccentric
- erratic
- faddish
- fast and loose
- fickle
- fitful
- flickering
- flighty
- flirtatious
- flitting
- fluctuating
- fly-by-night
- freakish
- giddy
- hazardous
- impetuous
- impulsive
- inconsistent
- inconstant
- indecisive
- infirm
- insecure
- insubstantial
- irregular
- irresolute
- irresponsible
- light
- mazy
- mercurial
- moody
- perilous
- precarious
- provisional
- quicksilver
- rambling
- restless
- risky
- rocky
- roving
- scatterbrained
- shaky
- shapeless
- shifting
- shifty
- shuffling
- skittish
- slippery
- spasmodic
- spineless
- temporary
- tentative
- ticklish
- tottery
- toying
- treacherous
- tricky
- trustless
- unaccountable
- uncertain
- uncontrolled
- undisciplined
- unfaithworthy
- unfixed
- unhealthy
- unpredictable
- unreliable
- unrestrained
- unsafe
- unsettled
- unsolid
- unsound
- unstable
- unstable as water
- unstaid
- unsteadfast
- unsteady
- unsubstantial
- unsure
- untrustworthy
- untrusty
- vacillating
- vagrant
- variable
- versatile
- vicissitudinary
- vicissitudinous
- volatile
- wandering
- wanton
- wavering
- wavery
- wavy
- wayward
- whimsical
- wishy-washy
heek1022 commented on the word undependable
Their home has no water system and electric power is undependable.
April 9, 2013