Synonyms for rely on
re·ly on

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1. rely onverb

   Synonyms:
   rely upon, depend on, count on

2. rely onverb

   To be confident in.

   I know I can rely on you.

   Synonyms:
   count on, depend on, rely upon

3. rely onverb

   To be dependent upon.

   The city relies on the subway system.

   Synonyms:
   depend on, count on, rely upon

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1. rely onverb

   Synonyms:
   believe, confide in, depend on, depend upon, rely upon, trust

   Antonyms:
   distrust, doubt, doubt, mistrust, surmise, suspect

Princeton's WordNet

1. depend on, rely onverb

   be dependent on, as for support or maintenance

   "elderly parents often depend on their adult children"

2. depend on, depend upon, rely on, rely uponverb

   put trust in with confidence

   "she is someone you can really rely on when times get rough"; "you can rely on his discretion"

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1. rely on

   Synonyms:
   trust in, depend on, confide in, count on, rely upon

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1. Sergey Lavrov:

   Such actions have taught us one thing: We need to rely on ourselves because the U.S. and its allies aren't reliable partners.

2. Noel Francisco:

   Campaign statements are made by a private citizen before he takes the oath of office and before, under the Opinions Clause of the Constitution, receives the advice of his Cabinet, and that those are constitutionally significant acts that mark the fundamental transformation from being a private citizen to the embodiment of the executive branch, but I would also say here it doesn't matter, because, here, the statements that they principally rely on don't actually address the meaning of the proclamation itself. This is not a so-called Muslim ban. If it were, it would be the most ineffective Muslim ban that one could possibly imagine since not only does it exclude the vast majority of the Muslim world, it also omits three Muslim-majority countries that were covered by past orders, including Iraq, Chad and Sudan.

3. Chief Executive Amin Nasser:

   We need to help our stakeholders - including here in China and the wider Asia region - realize that oil and gas will remain vital to world energy for decades to come, we need to reassure them with our own long-term investments that the safety belt we have always provided is one they can continue to rely on.

4. John Block:

   Whether it be paying $62,500 in hush money to sexual accusers for crotch-grabbing incidents or delving out over $6,000 to her daughter for hair and makeup, institutions New Mexicans are supposed to rely on refuse to hold the governor accountable.

5. Stan Shea:

   There are sharks that must continue swimming to be able to breathe, as they rely on the forward motion to keep water passing through their gill slits and get oxygen.