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Meaning of "undependable" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF UNDEPENDABLE

undependable  [ˌʌndɪˈpɛndəbəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNDEPENDABLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Undependable is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES UNDEPENDABLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of undependable in the English dictionary

The definition of undependable in the dictionary is not able to be depended or relied upon.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH UNDEPENDABLE


bendable
ˈbɛndəbəl
dependable
dɪˈpɛndəbəl
descendible
dɪˈsɛndəbəl
expendable
ɪkˈspɛndəbəl
lendable
ˈlendəbəl
mendable
ˈmɛndəbəl
nonexpendable
ˌnɒnɪkˈspɛndəbəl
refundable
rɪˈfʌndəbəl
rendible
ˈrɛndəbəl
reprehendable
ˌrɛprɪˈhɛndəbəl
sendable
ˈsɛndəbəl
spendable
ˈspɛndəbəl
unascendable
ˌʌnəˈsɛndəbəl
unascendible
ˌʌnəˈsɛndəbəl
uncommendable
ˌʌnkəˈmɛndəbəl
understandable
ˌʌndəˈstændəbəl
undescendable
ˌʌndɪˈsɛndəbəl
unvendible
ʌnˈvɛndəbəl
vendable
ˈvɛndəbəl
vendible
ˈvɛndəbəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNDEPENDABLE

undemonstrable
undemonstrative
undemonstratively
undemonstrativeness
undeniable
undeniableness
undeniably
undenied
undenominational
undented
undepending
undeplored
undepraved
undepreciated
undepressed
undeprived
under
under a cloud
under a gooseberry bush
under a spell

WORDS THAT END LIKE UNDEPENDABLE

able
affordable
avoidable
biodegradable
buildable
commendable
degradable
downloadable
expandable
extendable
foldable
formidable
gradable
laudable
readable
recordable
tradable
unavoidable
unreadable
upgradable
weldable

Synonyms and antonyms of undependable in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «UNDEPENDABLE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «undependable» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of undependable

Translation of «undependable» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNDEPENDABLE

Find out the translation of undependable to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of undependable from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «undependable» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不可靠
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

poco confiable
570 millions of speakers

English

undependable
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

undependable
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غير موثوق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ненадежны
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

inconfiável
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

undependable
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

undependable
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak boleh dipercayai
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unzuverlässig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

頼りにならない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

undependable
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Undependable
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

undependable
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

undependable
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तळ नसलेला
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

undependable
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

inaffidabile
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

undependable
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ненадійні
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nedemn de încredere
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

undependable
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

undependable
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

undependable
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

upålitelig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of undependable

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNDEPENDABLE»

The term «undependable» is regularly used and occupies the 92.572 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNDEPENDABLE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about undependable

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNDEPENDABLE»

Discover the use of undependable in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to undependable and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Undependable Bonds of Blood: The Unanticipated Problems ...
The novels of Henry James provide a wide spectrum of figures that lack the flexibility to adapt and meet the needs of their children.
Benjamin Hart Fishkin, 2011
2
The Scar of Race
if anything, more opposed to a white getting this help, whether a dependable worker or an undependable one. It may be objected that the results of the laid-off worker experiment are artifactual. Telling respondents that a laid-off worker is black ...
Paul M. Sniderman, Thomas Leonard Piazza, 2009
3
United States Geological Survey Water-supply Paper
Yields of the shallow wells were often undependable, particularly during midsummer when riverflows were minimal and municipal demand was highest. Also. State health authorities frequently complained to the Fallon Water Department ...
‎1985
4
National water summary
Undependable flow limits use. 7. Grand River at Little Eagle 1063578001. 5,370 1958-83 =0.3 238 =24,400 Appreciable Major water use is irrigation. 8. Moreau River near Whitehorse 1063605001. 4,880 1954-83 0.0 202 44,900 Negligible ...
Geological Survey (U.S.), 1986
5
Performance Appraisal Phrase Book: The Best Words, Phrases, ...
Has demonstrated undependable and irresponsible actions. • Has not demonstrated trustworthiness or loyalty. • Refuses to accept responsibility for personal errors, or those by supervised staff. • Regularly arrives late to work or meetings.
Corey Sandler, Janice Keefe, 2003
6
Race in the Mind of America: Breaking the Vicious Circle ...
Sniderman et al. argue that such considerations are trumped by the fact that conservatives in their study did not favor assistance to a dependable white over assistance to an undependable black. If the covert racism thesis were correct, they ...
Paul L. Wachtel, 1999
7
Medical Ethics and Humanities
A person may be completely dependable, generally dependable, fairly dependable, somewhat dependable or undependable, fairly undependable, generally undependable, or completely undependable. The virtue and the vice are such that ...
Frederick Adolf Paola, Robert Walker, Lois LaCivita Nixon, 2010
8
Second European Conference on Knowledge Management: Bled ...
With this model, the collective influence of all four undependable variables - LOO, LKA, IEE, and DIV (all four OL supporting mechanisms) on the dependable variable LIF (result of the OL process) has been studied. This model explains 47.8% ...
Dan Remenyi, 2001
9
Handbook of Personality at Work
distinguish between the self and others (e.g., me/not me), and attribute categories that represent opposite ends of a trait continuum (e.g., dependable/ undependable). 6 The IAT presents category labels in the upper right- and left- handsidesof ...
Neil Christiansen, Robert Tett, 2013
10
Political Analysis: An Annual Publication of the Methodology ...
In our sample, in fact, the level of support for undependable black workers (4.0) is slightly- higher than that for undependable white workers (3.4). We would thus conclude that conservatives do not tend to use traditional values as a pretext to ...
James A. Stimson, 1990

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNDEPENDABLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term undependable is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Syracuse residents say internet too expensive, undependable
The Public Service Commission comes to Syracuse this summer to find out what internet and cable access is like for residents of the city. And there won't be ... «WRVO Public Media, Jul 15»
2
US think tank report calls Turkey an increasingly undependable US …
US President Barack Obama (L) is with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. (Photo: Cihan). April 23, 2015, Thursday/ 23:01:59/ TODAY'S ZAMAN / ... «Today's Zaman, Apr 15»
3
Poll: Just 1 in 3 Know Wind Energy Depends on Fossil Fuels
1 was, “Wind is so undependable that fossil fuels have to be available to supplement it over 50 percent of the time.” Nearly three in ten respondents (28 percent) ... «Michigan Capitol Confidential, Apr 15»
4
Judge Jeanine has one, scathing question for Obama about Israel …
... nuclear weapons program continue and the United States looks like an increasingly undependable friend to Israel – its only real ally in the Middle East. «BizPac Review, Mar 15»
5
Brian Williams' Self-Inflicted War Wounds
Scholars at Harvard University and elsewhere have argued that memory is fundamentally undependable. The incident has echoes of several incidents about ... «NPR, Feb 15»
6
Fund Managers That Look 'Trustworthy' Attract More Business But …
Hedge fund managers who appear "trustworthy" in photos attract more clients relative to their "undependable" looking counterparts. However, their clients see ... «Business Insider, Jan 15»
7
Jermaine Gresham is sore, and his toe hurts him too
I have called Jermaine Gresham 'The Undependable, Non-Explosive Jermaine ... So… if you like a fumbling, undependable handed TE who doesn't seem to be ... «NBCSports.com, Dec 14»
8
Ford Trades Microsoft for BlackBerry in Revamping In-Car System
The company's attempt to integrate consumer technology into its vehicles was so complicated and undependable when it was redesigned four years ago that ... «New York Times, Dec 14»
9
NHS Human Services finds fix to undependable Wi-Fi network
Traditional Wi-Fi networks have often needed lots of TLC when it comes to keeping access dependable and scalable. That was certainly the experience of NHS ... «FierceMobileIT, Dec 14»
10
What Your Personality Reveals About Your Health
You don't think things through. You tend to rush through tasks. Friends may think you're undependable or flaky. Think: Homer Simpson from “The Simpsons.” «Yahoo Health, Oct 14»

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