Synonyms for unreliable
un·re·li·able

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1. undependable, unreliableadjective

   liable to be erroneous or misleading

   "an undependable generalization"

   Synonyms:
   treacherous, undependable

   Antonyms:
   responsible, tried, dependable, reliable, sure, certain, tested, tried and true, safe, undeviating, infallible, time-tested

2. unreliable, undependableadjective

   not worthy of reliance or trust

   "in the early 1950s computers were large and expensive and unreliable"; "an undependable assistant"

   Synonyms:
   treacherous, undependable

   Antonyms:
   tried, responsible, tried and true, safe, time-tested, sure, certain, undeviating, reliable, dependable, infallible, tested

3. treacherous, unreliableadjective

   dangerously unstable and unpredictable

   "treacherous winding roads"; "an unreliable trestle"

   Synonyms:
   perfidious, punic, treacherous, undependable

   Antonyms:
   time-tested, tried and true, certain, safe, infallible, reliable, undeviating, sure, tested, responsible, dependable, tried

4. unreliableadjective

   lacking a sense of responsibility

   Synonyms:
   treacherous, undependable

   Antonyms:
   infallible, time-tested, certain, dependable, sure, safe, tried and true, tested, reliable, responsible, tried, undeviating

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1. unreliableadjective

   Synonyms:
   [Modern.] untrustworthy, not to be depended upon

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1. unreliableadjective

   Synonyms:
   untrustworthy, undependable, uncertain

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1. List of paraphrases for "unreliable":

   untrusted, untrustworthy, dodgy, reliable, unsafe, reliability

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1. David Lobina:

   Systems such as ChatGPT can be rather unreliable, making up stuff as they go and giving different answers to the same questions – not to mention the sexist and racist biases.

2. James Withers:

   For many businesses, trading with the EU now feels like a high-risk, long-odds gamble, the trading system is more costly, complex, slower and unreliable. For our European customers who need guarantees of products like salmon arriving at a certain time, reliability is everything.

3. Greg Feith:

   The report does not address information about unreliable airspeed procedures which should be considered.

4. Janusz Korczak:

   Whatever has been achieved through pressure and violence is unstable, unreliable and incorrect.

5. Daniel Silver:

   The September report does little to alter our view that the housing market is continuing to recover. We view the new home sales data as unreliable and many other more reliable housing indicators have been sending upbeat signals lately.