depended

VERB

count on, rely upon

Synonyms

WEAK

bank on bet bottom dollar on bet on build upon calculate on confide in gamble on lay money on lean on reckon on trust in turn to

VERB

be contingent on

Synonyms

STRONGEST

hinge on rest on revolve around

STRONG

bottom found ground hang rest stay

WEAK

be at mercy of be based on be conditioned be connected with be determined by be in control of be in the power of be subject to be subordinate to hang in suspense hang on pend rest with revolve on stand on trust to turn on

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depended

The discovery depended heavily on artificial intelligence, which allowed the researchers to search through proteins belonging to a group known as prohormones.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026

Those prosecutions depended on the successful exercise of significant military force and the coercion of involved governments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026

The carrier added that its full-year performance depended on remaining bookings and fuel prices.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

The models indicate that the amount of fractured, permeable rock created by an impact depended mainly on the energy of the collision, which was controlled by the asteroid's size and speed.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 2, 2026

Whether I lived or died depended on him, on his thinking, on his ideas about me—whether I was worth the bother or not.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen