UNRELIABILITY Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

unreliability

noun

Definition of unreliability

as in dodginess

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Recent Examples of unreliability Schmidt alludes to the impossibility and unreliability of language, preferring color and soundtrack to dialogue as a means of conveying various moods. — Matilda Hague, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026 As with Interview’s two seasons, the new offering is explicitly premised on the narrator’s unreliability. — Hannah Giorgis Yohannes, Vanity Fair, 13 July 2026 America’s unreliability has become the driver of geopolitical instability, the thing every foreign ministry now has to plan around. — Ian Bremmer, Time, 25 June 2026 Individuals may worry that symptoms will be misinterpreted as disengagement, unreliability, or lack of motivation. — Diane Winiarski, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026 The model changes only when airlines start to experience the financial bite of chronic unreliability. — Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 29 May 2026 And, yes, suffusing it all is Pelicot’s interesting unreliability—to herself above all. — Literary Hub, 14 May 2026 Global middle powers moved to strengthen their alliances in a bid to shield their economies from US unreliability and Chinese aggression. — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 6 May 2026 Polygraph test results are not admissible in court because of their unreliability. — Jessica Schreifels, ProPublica, 27 Mar. 2026

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Other controversies have underscored the dubiousness of Anthropic’s commitment to its mission and the hypocrisy of its goodie-two-shoes act.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 5 Aug. 2026
The dubiousness of the mayor’s position goes beyond his indefensible gamble with public health.

— U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026

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