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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

Example Sentences

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As a species, we are “almost entirely dependent on flowers,” the author reminds us.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Moreover, in 1973, the U.S. was highly dependent on energy imports — and quite vulnerable to price inflation due to an oil embargo.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

"Japan is closely interconnected with each Asian country through supply chains and mutually dependent with them," she said.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Most of Tesla’s $1.6 trillion valuation is dependent on AI applications generating substantial earnings growth.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

By Easter Mrs. Caruthers was no longer so dependent on the doctor’s tinctures and she began to spend more and more time awake.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland

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