depend upon

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commit v.
concern v.
require v.

VERB

commit

Synonyms

STRONGEST

allocate charge engage give hold invest offer promise send

STRONG

allot apportion authorize commend commission confide consign convey delegate deliver deposit depute deputize destine dispatch employ empower ice imprison institutionalize intrust move ordain relegate remove shift submit transfer vest

WEAK

confer trust give to do grant authority hand over leave to make responsible for put away put in the hands of rely upon turn over to

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cancel keep let go refuse release take withhold

STRONG

conceal deny disallow disapprove dissuade fix hide reject remain retain retract stay

WEAK

cease desist end idle keep from loaf rest stop wait

VERB

concern

Synonyms

STRONGEST

belong to deal with involve regard

WEAK

answer to appertain to apply to be about be applicable to be connected with be dependent upon be interdependent with be pertinent to be well taken bear on bear upon have a bearing on have connections with have implications for have relation to have significance for have to do with pertain to refer to

Antonyms

WEAK

unconcern

VERB

require

Synonyms

STRONGEST

lack

STRONG

crave desire miss wish

WEAK

feel necessity for have need hurting for stand in need

Antonyms

STRONG

dislike hate not want

WEAK

have

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depend upon

A worst-case scenario would mean losing services "you depend upon: the policemen arriving, the fire brigade arriving, the hospital functioning, the transport giving you a ride from point A to B."

From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2026

But I don’t know all the facts, and it’s going to depend upon the facts.

From Slate ● Aug. 22, 2026

But for us modern humans, it means that our brains and bodies remember any excess weight gain as though our survival and lives depend upon it.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026

And even if the government's crackdown makes it more difficult, those whose livelihoods depend upon the industry will find new ways to ensure it survives.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

They all depend upon clean, unpolluted water channeled from the rainwater running through that territory into the rivers and streams.

From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh

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