dependent

Definition for dependent

adjective as in weak, helpless

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abased, clinging, counting on, debased, humbled, immature, indigent, lesser, relying on, tied to apron strings, under, under thumb, unsustaining

adjective as in contingent, determined by

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conditional, reliant, susceptible

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counting, reckoning, relative, subordinate

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accessory to, ancillary, appurtenant, controlled by, depending, incidental to, liable to, provisory, regulated by, relying, subject to, subservient, sustained by, trusting, under control of

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He also argued that the tax credits would not help address what he says are major problems with healthcare policy, including "illegal aliens and able-bodied young men without dependents" using Medicaid.

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But the loss of ice will be particularly acutely felt by mountain communities dependent on glaciers for fresh water.

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As a nation that has been heavily dependent on oil, Saudi Arabia is working to diversify itself economically, socially and culturally.

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He says around £450bn of the UK economy is dependent on space.

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“If I’d never entered the field of disaster recovery, I might think recovery was dependent upon the number of acres burned and fire duration,” said Simmons of Butte County.

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