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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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Architect E. Sung Yi, partner-in-charge at Morphosis, described the project as still in its conceptual phase, with a timeline dependent entirely on fundraising.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

“The consumption of such expanded AI compute capacity by Anthropic is dependent on Anthropic’s continued commercial success,” Broadcom noted in a filing.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Approximately 800,000 adults under age 64 without dependent children are expected to lose benefits, along with about 300,000 adults living with children age 14 or older.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

The proposal included plans to release 30 adult beavers, likely as 15 pairs, with any additional dependent kits in their family groups, which could take the total up to 50.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Each renter was, in some ways, another dependent, another soul to worry about, to provide with shelter, a solid roof, air-conditioning, clean water.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers