rely upon

VERB

commit

Synonyms

STRONGEST

allocate charge engage give hold invest offer promise send

STRONG

allot apportion authorize commend commission confide consign convey delegate deliver deposit depute deputize destine dispatch employ empower ice imprison institutionalize intrust move ordain relegate remove shift submit transfer vest

WEAK

confer trust depend upon give to do grant authority hand over leave to make responsible for put away put in the hands of turn over to

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cancel keep let go refuse release take withhold

STRONG

conceal deny disallow disapprove dissuade fix hide reject remain retain retract stay

WEAK

cease desist end idle keep from loaf rest stop wait

VERB

expect

Synonyms

STRONGEST

call for demand require

STRONG

exact

WEAK

count on insist on look for

VERB

trust

Synonyms

STRONGEST

count on depend on look to

STRONG

accredit assume expect hope imagine presume suppose surmise take

WEAK

bank on be convinced bet bottom dollar on bet on build on calculate on confide in gamble on have faith in lay money on lean on place confidence in place trust in reckon on swear by take at face value think likely

Antonyms

STRONG

abstain disbelieve know reject

WEAK

distrust hold keep mistrust

Example Sentences

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Advice columns, although anonymous, are not immune to this particular trend and, in fact, rely upon it.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

Transformative technologies never arrive fully formed; they rely upon determined practitioners committed to the painstaking work of distilling extravagant promise into daily practice.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

“I’m not proud of the situation taking this long and putting these folks in this much stress,” he said of rural communities that rely upon the funding.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2025

The Federal Reserve and other agencies were forced to rely upon alternative data generated by private companies.

From Barron's • Nov. 22, 2025

He noted them for a while, not speaking; and finally, when he spake, he said, “1 am sure that it is best you rely upon your memory.”

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson

rely upon

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