unreliable
adjective
un·re·li·able
ˌən-ri-ˈlī-ə-bəl 
: not reliable : undependable, untrustworthy
an unreliable friend
an unreliable source of funding
an unreliable car
unreliability
noun
the unreliability of the data
a person with a reputation for unreliability
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Part of the issue here is that adjustment of this wage floor tends to depend on perhaps the most unreliable process of all: legislative action.
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 30 Dec. 2024
And that trick is often unreliable if not flatly incorrect.
—Derek Newton, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
Among these projects is Starlink, a satellite internet constellation being developed by SpaceX to provide high-speed, low-latency broadband internet globally, particularly with the aim of serving remote and rural areas where access is unreliable or unavailable.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
The group’s surveys suggest that customer fears about EV’s ranges and an unreliable charging network are preventing some of them from buying electric.
—Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 23 Dec. 2024
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New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 30 Dec. 2024
And that trick is often unreliable if not flatly incorrect.
—Derek Newton, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
Among these projects is Starlink, a satellite internet constellation being developed by SpaceX to provide high-speed, low-latency broadband internet globally, particularly with the aim of serving remote and rural areas where access is unreliable or unavailable.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 28 Dec. 2024
The group’s surveys suggest that customer fears about EV’s ranges and an unreliable charging network are preventing some of them from buying electric.
—Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 23 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for unreliable
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“Unreliable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unreliable. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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