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dependent

[dih-pen-duhnt] / dɪˈpɛn dənt /
ADJECTIVE
weak, helpless
Synonyms
STRONGEST
defenseless poor reliant vulnerable
STRONG
inferior minor secondary subordinate
WEAK
abased clinging counting on debased humbled immature indigent lesser relying on tied to apron strings under under thumb unsustaining
Antonyms
STRONGEST
strong
STRONG
first-class first-rate important major superior
WEAK
free independent mature unreliant
ADJECTIVE
contingent, determined by
Synonyms
STRONGEST
conditional reliant susceptible
STRONG
counting reckoning relative subordinate
WEAK
accessory to ancillary appurtenant controlled by depending incidental to liable to provisory regulated by relying subject to subservient sustained by trusting under control of
Antonyms
WEAK
free independent mature strong unreliant

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Matching five numbers without the Powerball number is enough to result in a seven-figure prize, with the exact payout dependent on ticket add-ons.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

Podcasters are less constrained by party discipline, less dependent on access and more responsive to audience sentiment in real time.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026

Interest-based consumption is less dependent on debt-fueled housing wealth and less politically awkward than conspicuous luxury.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

Yes, we will be dependent on foreign expertise and investment.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

“Estraven? Harth, he’s called here, you know. We don’t have titles in Orgoreyn, dropped all that with the New Epoch. Well, he’s a dependent of Commensal Yegey’s, I understand.”

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin

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