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Synonyms for rely
rɪˈlaɪre·ly

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Princeton's WordNet3.7 / 3 votes

  1. trust, swear, rely, bankverb

    have confidence or faith in

    "We can trust in God"; "Rely on your friends"; "bank on your good education"; "I swear by my grandmother's recipes"

    Synonyms:
    depose, affirm, blaspheme, trust, imprecate, depone, swan, aver, confide, avow, entrust, hope, cuss, desire, swear, curse, assert, intrust, commit, deposit, bank, verify, believe

PPDB, the paraphrase database5.0 / 1 vote

  1. List of paraphrases for "rely":

    count, depend, invoke, entrust, trust, proud, build, resort

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#136159blaspheme
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How to use rely in a sentence?

  1. Greg Rosenbaum:

    My concern about the long-term health of the U.S.-Israel relationship and the rock-solid bipartisanship it needs is that the more that Israel does that calls into question the support of this cohort of younger voters, the less it is going to be able to rely on this reservoir of good will.

  2. House Judiciary Chairman Jerry Nadler:

    We can not simply rely on what may be a hasty, partisan interpretation of the facts.

  3. Fatih Birol:

    This is a big ask, but it does not exaggerate the scale of what is needed, it is categorically not enough to just rely on gas from non-Russian sources — these supplies are simply not available in the volumes required to substitute for missing deliveries from Russia.

  4. Yasi Ansari:

    Aim for a moderate amount of 200 to 300 milligrams of caffeine per day, which is the amount in about two cups of brewed coffee, there is nothing wrong with starting the day with some caffeine as a' pick me up,' but if you find you rely on multiple cups of coffee spaced out during the day to maintain your energy level, you may want to take a look at how you are spacing out your food intake as well as your hydration level.

  5. Anil Ambani:

    As digitization of the Indian economy and Indian society picks up speed, the demand for digital hardware will grow enormously. We can not rely on large-scale imports, i clearly foresee India becoming a major hub for a state-of-the-art semiconductor industry.


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