depend upon

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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One can be thought of as “ripple-out” inflation, where a shock to an economically ubiquitous input — like energy — reverberates throughout other goods and sectors that depend upon it.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

It will depend upon the exact positions of the areas of high and low pressure, how warm the air heading our way will be - and on how much sunshine we get to see.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

On the other hand, that’s an awfully hard thing to value or depend upon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

A strike, she said, “can be very chaotic and very overwhelming,” especially for special-needs kids who depend upon consistency and routine.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Claudia pretended that she was blind and had to depend upon her senses of hearing, touch, and smell.

From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg

depend upon

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