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relies on

VERB

depend

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bank on believe in count on depend on trust turn to

WEAK

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

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disbelieve distrust mistrust

Example Sentences

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He said his son has cerebral palsy and a seizure disorder, and relies on assistance to live with dignity.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

In Mozart’s opera, Tamino, a prince in a fairyland of mystic temples and mystifying gods, relies on his supernatural flute that turn sorrow into joy to get him out of jams.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Henna Virkkunen, the bloc’s top tech regulator, told reporters at a press conference on Wednesday that the EU relies on other countries for more than 80% of its digital products, services and infrastructure.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Growth is great, but the plan relies on the government.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

Evidently, Giordano has no word for ‘invention’ or ‘discovery’, so he relies on a paraphrase: ‘a new technique that never existed previously’.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton