Synonyms for dependent
dɪˈpɛn dəntde·pen·dent

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1. dependentnoun

   Synonyms:
   dependant

2. dependentnoun

   Relying upon; depending upon

   At that point I was dependent on financial aid for my tuition.

   Synonyms:
   dependant

3. dependentnoun

   (of certain Irish irregular verbs): standing only after a preverbal particle

   Synonyms:
   dependant

4. dependentadjective

   Used in questions, negative sentences and after certain particles and prepositions.

   Synonyms:
   dependant

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1. dependent

   Synonyms:
   hanging, resting, contingent, trusting, relying, subject, relative

   Antonyms:
   independent, irrelative, irrespective, absolute, free

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1. dependant, dependentadjective

   a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support)

   Synonyms:
   dependant

   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, indie

2. dependentadjective

   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, hooked

   Antonyms:
   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), autarkic

3. dependent, dependant, qualifiedadjective

   contingent on something else

   Synonyms:
   pendent, drug-addicted, restricted, dependant, subordinate, qualified, strung-out, subject, certified, pendant, hooked

   Antonyms:
   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, indie

4. dependent, 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"

   Synonyms:
   pendent, drug-addicted, dependant, subordinate, qualified, strung-out, low-level, subject, pendant, hooked

   Antonyms:
   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, commutative

5. pendent, pendant, dependentadjective

   held from above

   "a pendant bunch of grapes"

   Synonyms:
   pendent, drug-addicted, dependant, subordinate, qualified, strung-out, subject, pendant, hooked

   Antonyms:
   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-handed

6. subject, dependentadjective

   being under the power or sovereignty of another or others

   "subject peoples"; "a dependent prince"

   Synonyms:
   pendent, drug-addicted, dependant, subordinate, qualified, strung-out, subject, open, pendant, hooked, capable

   Antonyms:
   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, autarkic

7. dependent, dependant, drug-addicted, hooked, strung-outadjective

   addicted to a drug

   Synonyms:
   pendent, hooklike, aquiline, drug-addicted, dependant, subordinate, qualified, strung-out, subject, pendant, hooked

   Antonyms:
   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

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1. dependentadjective

   Synonyms:
   conditioned, contingent

   Antonyms:
   independent, unconditioned

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1. List of paraphrases for "dependent":

   dependant, dependents, dependants, -dependent, addicted, reliant, dependence, dependency, subordinate, subsidiary, codependent, subsidiaries, daughter, tributary

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1. Anuj Somany:

   A book or a movie which lacks the good quality content has to be dependent on the good quantity of controversy and publicity only.

2. Mazie Hirono:

   It's particularly dangerous in my opinion for the weather reports and warnings about hurricanes to be politicized because people are dependent on the weather report and if they are going to be struck with a hurricane they need to do preparations.

3. Yuval Steinitz:

   Turkey would very much like to diversify its energy imports and resources, they don't want to be dependent on one source, or two sources of energy.

4. Murat Toprak:

   We don't want to be buyers of EM currencies at this juncture, if we look at the rouble or the rand, those currencies remain quite fragile, very dependent on oil or what the central banks will do this week.

5. Cat Ellington:

   I love people wholeheartedly, but my quality of life is not dependent upon whether or not they like, love, or approve of me.