dependencies

NOUN

confidence, reliance

Synonyms

WEAK

assurance belief credence expectation faith hope interdependence responsibility responsibleness stability steadiness stock trust trustiness trustworthiness

Antonyms

WEAK

freedom independence strength subtraction want

NOUN

addiction, need

Synonyms

WEAK

attachment contingency habit helplessness hook inability security blanket servility subjection subordination subservience vulnerability weakness yoke

Antonyms

WEAK

freedom independence strength subtraction want

NOUN

reliance

Synonyms

STRONG

addiction colony need

Antonyms

WEAK

independence

Example Sentences

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The supply chain is a straight line of dependencies: Filipino consumers rely on Vietnamese rice, and Vietnamese farmers rely on Chinese fertiliser.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

Indian corporate giants like Reliance Industries have big green hydrogen production plans, which could remove Morbi's import dependencies.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

Central banks are diversifying their currency reserves, and the development of alternative payment corridors that reduce dependencies on the U.S. dollar are expanding.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

The trips highlight the dilemma facing many middle powers that are seeking to reduce their dependencies on rival great powers while not exposing their defenses or hurting their economies in the short term.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

At Monticello, several enslaved servants lived in underground rooms with stone walls and brick floors, near the dependencies beneath the first floor of the main house.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis