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Synonyms for Dependent
dɪˈpɛn dəntde·pen·dent
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Wiktionary
dependentnoun
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dependantdependentnoun
Relying upon; depending upon
At that point I was dependent on financial aid for my tuition.
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dependantdependentnoun
(of certain Irish irregular verbs): standing only after a preverbal particle
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dependantdependentadjective
Used in questions, negative sentences and after certain particles and prepositions.
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dependant
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
dependent
Synonyms:
hanging, resting, contingent, trusting, relying, subject, relativeAntonyms:
independent, irrelative, irrespective, absolute, free
Princeton's WordNet
dependant, dependentadjective
a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support)
Antonyms:
nonsymbiotic, nonparasitic, self-sustaining, unconditional, autonomous, commutative, autarkic, fissiparous, self-reliant, insubordinate, unconditioned, self-supporting, single-handed, main(a), item-by-item, individual, independent, breakaway, unaddicted, self-sufficing, self-sufficient, unsupported, self-directed, separatist, free-living, unaffiliated, strong-minded, case-by-case, autarkical, indiedependentadjective
relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed
"dependent children"; "dependent on moisture"
Synonyms:
pendent, drug-addicted, dependant, subordinate, qualified, strung-out, subject, pendant, hookedAntonyms:
nonparasitic, fissiparous, self-sufficient, unconditional, separatist, autonomous, autarkical, commutative, indie, independent, self-directed, item-by-item, self-sufficing, insubordinate, self-sustaining, unsupported, case-by-case, unaffiliated, unaddicted, strong-minded, breakaway, unconditioned, self-reliant, single-handed, self-supporting, individual, nonsymbiotic, free-living, main(a), autarkicdependent, dependant, qualifiedadjective
contingent on something else
Synonyms:
pendent, drug-addicted, restricted, dependant, subordinate, qualified, strung-out, subject, dependent, certified, pendant, hookedAntonyms:
autarkic, self-directed, self-sustaining, main(a), strong-minded, insubordinate, fissiparous, commutative, autonomous, nonparasitic, single-handed, self-sufficient, case-by-case, nonsymbiotic, unconditional, autarkical, item-by-item, individual, unconditioned, self-sufficing, independent, free-living, self-reliant, unaffiliated, self-supporting, separatist, breakaway, unaddicted, unsupported, indiedependent, subordinateadjective
(of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence
"a subordinate (or dependent) clause functions as a noun or adjective or adverb within a sentence"
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pendent, drug-addicted, dependant, subordinate, qualified, strung-out, low-level, subject, dependent, pendant, hookedAntonyms:
unsupported, individual, strong-minded, independent, unconditioned, nonparasitic, autarkical, self-sufficing, unconditional, self-sustaining, self-sufficient, separatist, unaddicted, indie, item-by-item, breakaway, self-reliant, main(a), self-directed, autarkic, self-supporting, autonomous, insubordinate, case-by-case, nonsymbiotic, free-living, single-handed, unaffiliated, fissiparous, commutativependent, pendant, dependentadjective
held from above
"a pendant bunch of grapes"
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pendent, dependent, drug-addicted, dependant, subordinate, qualified, strung-out, subject, pendant, hookedAntonyms:
autarkical, individual, self-directed, fissiparous, unconditioned, commutative, case-by-case, unaddicted, unaffiliated, unconditional, nonsymbiotic, independent, separatist, autonomous, main(a), strong-minded, free-living, unsupported, self-sufficing, self-sustaining, item-by-item, autarkic, nonparasitic, indie, breakaway, self-supporting, self-sufficient, insubordinate, self-reliant, single-handedsubject, dependentadjective
being under the power or sovereignty of another or others
"subject peoples"; "a dependent prince"
Synonyms:
pendent, dependent, drug-addicted, dependant, subordinate, qualified, strung-out, subject, open, pendant, hooked, capableAntonyms:
self-supporting, self-reliant, nonsymbiotic, autarkical, item-by-item, main(a), unaddicted, autonomous, nonparasitic, unconditional, independent, breakaway, self-sustaining, commutative, strong-minded, insubordinate, fissiparous, free-living, indie, case-by-case, unconditioned, unaffiliated, separatist, individual, self-sufficing, single-handed, unsupported, self-directed, self-sufficient, autarkicdependent, dependant, drug-addicted, hooked, strung-outadjective
addicted to a drug
Synonyms:
pendent, hooklike, aquiline, drug-addicted, dependant, subordinate, qualified, strung-out, subject, dependent, pendant, hookedAntonyms:
self-sufficient, single-handed, indie, unconditional, autonomous, main(a), commutative, self-reliant, unconditioned, insubordinate, nonsymbiotic, independent, self-supporting, separatist, individual, unaddicted, nonparasitic, unsupported, self-sustaining, free-living, autarkical, self-directed, self-sufficing, item-by-item, fissiparous, unaffiliated, autarkic, strong-minded, breakaway, case-by-case
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
dependentadjective
Synonyms:
conditioned, contingentAntonyms:
independent, unconditioned
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "dependent":
dependant, dependents, dependants, -dependent, addicted, reliant, dependence, dependency, subordinate, subsidiary, codependent, subsidiaries, daughter, tributary
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#259 | subject | |
#283 | open | |
#2216 | certified | |
#2832 | daughter | |
#2927 | relative | |
#3344 | qualified | |
#3780 | dependent | |
#4264 | capable | |
#4794 | restricted | |
#6086 | hanging | |
#6921 | pendant | |
#7868 | subsidiary | |
#8680 | relying | |
#9159 | dependence | |
#9741 | subsidiaries | |
#11116 | dependency | |
#13159 | hooked | |
#13558 | contingent | |
#14472 | resting | |
#15769 | addicted | |
#18868 | subordinate | |
#21403 | reliant | |
#21561 | dependents | |
#23779 | trusting | |
#23938 | dependant | |
#29197 | tributary | |
#47926 | dependants | |
#48413 | pendent | |
#98504 | aquiline | |
#161740 | codependent |
How to use Dependent in a sentence?
So my body got dependent on Xanax number one, and number two, I overdosed. I didn't mean to at all. I overdosed on this one medication called propranolol. I took Benadryl with it and for some reason, I ended up in the hospital.
We have been traditionally dependent on the rainwater for our cultivation (for) generations, but now as the rainfall has become unpredictable, it is not possible.
I may declare a national emergency dependent on what's going to happen over the next few days.
The program that I have outlined … largely eliminates the need for people to be dependent on government programs like that, i would never get rid of the programs. I would provide people with an alternative.
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Translations for Dependent
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- يعتمد, متوقف, معتمدArabic
- подчинен, протеже, зависимBulgarian
- závislý, spoléhajícíCzech
- afhængigDanish
- Unterhaltsempfänger, abhängigGerman
- εξαρτημένοςGreek
- dependaEsperanto
- dependienteSpanish
- ülalpeetav, sõltuvEstonian
- dépendantFrench
- spleáchIrish
- eisimeileach, an urra riScottish Gaelic
- תלויHebrew
- tergantungIndonesian
- 依存, 頼る, 次第Japanese
- atkarīgsLatvian
- avhengigNorwegian
- afhankelijkDutch
- avhengigNorwegian Nynorsk
- avhengigeNorwegian
- uzależniony, zależnyPolish
- dependentePortuguese
- dependentRomanian
- зависимыйRussian
- òvisan, zavisan, nesamostalna, zavisna, nesamostalanSerbo-Croatian
- beroende, avhängigSwedish
- bağımlıTurkish
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