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counting on

ADJECTIVE

confident

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assured certain convinced positive sure

STRONG

secure

WEAK

expectant having faith in hopeful optimistic sanguine

Antonyms

STRONGEST

distrustful doubtful dubious uncertain unconfident unsure

WEAK

pessimistic

ADJECTIVE

dependent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

defenseless poor reliant vulnerable

STRONG

inferior minor secondary subordinate

WEAK

abased clinging debased humbled immature indigent lesser relying on tied to apron strings under under thumb unsustaining

Antonyms

STRONGEST

strong

STRONG

first-class first-rate important major superior

WEAK

free independent mature unreliant

Example Sentences

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INGLEWOOD, Calif.—American soccer has spent much of the past decade counting on Christian Pulisic to be the spark that lights up the U.S. national team.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

To make the roundtrip journey to Mars, which takes about three years, Musk and Spacex are counting on their newest rocket under development: Starship.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

And that’s not counting on Canada, the other energy powerhouse next door and a close U.S. ally, Stuart added.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

"But then my nerves get steady... We're counting on God."

From BBC • May 13, 2026

My phone vibrates and I’m counting on it being the Plutos, but that hope gets squashed once a chime follows.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera

counting on

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