dependent

[dih-pen-duhnt] / dɪˈpɛn dənt /

ADJECTIVE

weak, helpless

Synonyms

STRONGEST

defenseless poor reliant vulnerable

STRONG

inferior minor secondary subordinate

WEAK

abased clinging counting on 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

ADJECTIVE

contingent, determined by

Synonyms

STRONGEST

conditional reliant susceptible

STRONG

counting reckoning relative subordinate

WEAK

accessory to ancillary appurtenant controlled by depending incidental to liable to provisory regulated by relying subject to subservient sustained by trusting under control of

Antonyms

WEAK

free independent mature strong unreliant

Example Sentences

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The Welsh government will receive £3.8m of a £53m package of support, with the UK government saying it should be used to provide support to struggling families dependent on oil.

From BBC

The continent’s economy is dependent on international trade, in part because it has few natural resources of its own.

From The Wall Street Journal

The U.S. will become more dependent on foreign jet fuel and more vulnerable.

From The Wall Street Journal

"If it's necessary to intervene we will," he said, adding that the scale of any intervention was dependent on what the eventual impact of the conflict was by July.

From BBC

This conflict is playing out on the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial artery for the passage of oil and gas supplies to global markets dependent on energy from the Gulf.

From Barron's

dependent

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