Durable vs. Reliable — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Durable and Reliable
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Durable
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Reliable
Capable of being relied on; dependable
A reliable assistant.
A reliable car.
Durable
Capable of withstanding wear and tear or decay
A durable fabric.
Reliable
Yielding the same or compatible results in different clinical experiments or statistical trials.
Durable
Made to withstand repeated use over a relatively long period, usually several years or more
Durable goods such as washing machines and dryers.
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Reliable
Suitable or fit to be relied on; worthy of dependence, reliance or trust; dependable, trustworthy
Durable
Able to perform or compete over a long period, as by avoiding or overcoming injuries
A durable fullback.
Reliable
Such that either a sent packet will reach its destination, even if it requires retransmission, or the sender will be told that it didn't
Durable
Lasting; stable
A durable friendship.
Reliable
Something or someone reliable or dependable
The old reliables
Durable
A good or product made to withstand repeated use over a relatively long period, usually several years or more
Tracked the orders for automobiles and other durables.
Reliable
Suitable or fit to be relied on; worthy of dependance or reliance; trustworthy.
The best means, and most reliable pledge, of a higher object.
According to General Livingston's humorous account, his own village of Elizabethtown was not much more reliable, being peopled in those agitated times by "unknown, unrecommended strangers, guilty-looking Tories, and very knavish Whigs."
Durable
Able to resist wear or decay; lasting; enduring.
Durable economy
Durable batteries
Durable food
Reliable
Worthy of reliance or trust;
A reliable source of information
A dependable worker
Durable
(economics) A durable thing, one useful over more than one period, especially a year.
Reliable
Conforming to fact and therefore worthy of belief;
An authentic account by an eyewitness
Reliable information
Durable
Able to endure or continue in a particular condition; lasting; not perishable or changeable; not wearing out or decaying soon; enduring; as, durable cloth; durable happiness.
Riches and honor are with me; yea, durable riches and righteousness.
An interest which from its object and grounds must be so durable.
Reliable
Worthy of being depended on;
A dependable worker
An honest working stiff
A reliable source of information
He was true to his word
I would be true for there are those who trust me
Durable
Existing for a long time;
Hopes for a durable peace
A long-lasting friendship
Durable
Serviceable for a long time;
Durable denim jeans
Durable
Very long lasting;
Less durable rocks were gradually worn away to form valleys
The perdurable granite of the ancient Appalachian spine of the continent
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