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False and Reliable

False

False adjective - Not true in one's allegiance to someone or something.
Usage example: false friends who deserted the prizefighter when all his money was gone

Reliable is an antonym for false in topics: untrue, fake, wrong, dishonest.

Reliable

Reliable adjective - Worthy of one's trust.
Usage example: I need a reliable car that's not going to break down constantly

False is an antonym for reliable in trustworthy topic.

Both words in one sentence

  • Website / Darwin Awards Unconfirmed by Darwin: Unable to find reliable sources however not proved to be false.
  • Mistaken Identity If the disease affects one in a thousand tested persons, and the test is 99% reliable in rejecting healthy persons, then the false positives will outnumber the diseased persons at least ten to one.
  • Mistaken Identity False positives from an apparently reliable test for a rare disease will swamp the actual afflicted ones, unless some kind of pre-screening removes most of the healthy.
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