Definitions

reliant

[ri-lahy-uhnt] / rɪˈlaɪ ənt /

ADJECTIVE

dependent

Synonyms

STRONGEST

relying subservient susceptible

WEAK

accessory to ancillary appurtenant conditional conditioned contingent controlled by counting depending incidental to liable to provisory reckoning regulated by relative subject subject to subordinate sustained by trusting under control of

Example Sentences

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Texas also hosts a $9.6 billion white-tailed deer hunting industry, reliant on a population that has boomed since screwworm’s eradication.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

He added: "The site is not in a sustainable location and would be overly reliant on the use of private motorcars."

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

I think we are a bit too reliant on Kane.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Kim, whose country has been historically reliant on China, has drawn closer to Moscow in recent years while expanding his country's nuclear weapons programme.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

He was elected, the rest were county employees whose job status was not reliant on elections.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

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