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Synonyms for dependence
dɪˈpɛn dənsde·pen·dence

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  1. dependencenoun

    Antonyms:
    independence

  2. dependencenoun

    He had a deep dependence on her for guidance.

    Antonyms:
    independence

  3. dependencenoun

    Her dependence on cocaine led to her ruin.

    Antonyms:
    independence

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. dependence, dependance, dependencynoun

    the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else

    Synonyms:
    dependance, habituation, colony, addiction, dependency

  2. addiction, dependence, dependance, dependency, habituationnoun

    being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)

    Synonyms:
    dependance, habituation, colony, addiction, dependency

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. dependencenoun

    Synonyms:
    connection, concatenation

  2. dependencenoun

    Synonyms:
    reliance, trust, confidence

  3. dependencenoun

    Synonyms:
    stay, staff, support, prop, buttress, supporter

  4. dependencenoun

    Synonyms:
    subordination, subjection

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. dependencenoun

    Synonyms:
    suspension, dependency, reliance, trust, mainstay, support, contingency

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How to use dependence in a sentence?

  1. Gloria Steinem:

    Being able to support oneself allows one to choose a marriage out of love and not just economic dependence. It also allows one to risk that marriage.

  2. Cyril Connolly:

    All charming people have something to conceal, usually their total dependence on the appreciation of others.

  3. Syria Ramla Khalidi:

    It's an unprecedented crisis in terms of its complexity, year on year the amount of funding has increased and yet we see humanitarian needs also increasing, so I think we need to change the model, reduce humanitarian dependence and focus more funding on early recovery and resilience efforts.

  4. Tim McClanahan:

    Saving reefs will require combining local and global efforts, such as reducing local dependence on reef fish to maintain a reef's important functions while also reducing carbon emissions to keep warming below 1.5 degrees Celsius.

  5. Benjamin Netanyahu:

    I put emphasis on markets to the East not because we want to give up on other markets. But we definitely want to reduce our dependence on certain markets in western Europe, western Europe is undergoing a wave of Islamisation, of anti-Semitism, and of anti-Zionism. It is awash in such waves, and we want to ensure that for years to come the State of Israel will have diverse markets all over the world.


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