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Synonyms for dependent
dɪˈpɛn dəntde·pen·dent
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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)
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dependantAntonyms:
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"
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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
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pendent, drug-addicted, restricted, dependant, subordinate, qualified, strung-out, subject, 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, 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, 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"
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pendent, 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
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pendent, hooklike, aquiline, drug-addicted, dependant, subordinate, qualified, strung-out, subject, 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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Dependent
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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?
What makes a good follower The single most important characteristic may well be a willingness to tell the truth. In a world of growing complexity leaders are increasingly dependent on their subordinates for good information, whether the leaders want to hear it or not. Followers who tell the truth and leaders who listen to it are an unbeatable combination.
If you look at our copper portfolio, these are assets that will be operating for decades. So the value of our assets is not dependent on what happens today or in six months time. It is dependent on what is going to happen in the next 10 or 20 years.
The man least dependent upon the morrow goes to meet the morrow most cheerfully.
Success is dependent on effort.
The right of bearing arms for a lawful purpose is not a right granted by the Constitution neither is it in any manner dependent upon that instrument for its existence.
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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