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relying on

ADJECTIVE
conditional
Synonyms
STRONGEST
limited provisional restrictive tentative
WEAK
codicillary contingent depending on fortuitous granted on certain terms guarded iffy incidental inconclusive modified not absolute obscure provisory qualified relative reliant restricted subject to uncertain with grain of salt with reservations with strings attached
Antonyms
STRONGEST
certain definite
WEAK
independent unconditional unlimited unqualified unrestricted
ADJECTIVE
dependent
Synonyms
STRONGEST
defenseless poor reliant vulnerable
STRONG
inferior minor secondary subordinate
WEAK
abased clinging counting on debased humbled immature indigent lesser 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
provisory
Synonyms
WEAK
codicillary contingent depending on fortuitous granted on certain terms guarded iffy incidental inconclusive limited modified not absolute obscure provisional qualified relative reliant restricted restrictive subject to tentative uncertain with grain of salt with reservations with strings attached

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For a group of blind and partially-sighted people, an audio-based drama workshop is giving them the chance to explore performance - without relying on visual cues.

From BBC ● Nov. 11, 2026

Wolfson is preparing for all kinds of strategy scenarios, from full-court presses to teams relying on threes to trapping defenses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2026

Rather than relying on atoms cooled to temperatures near absolute zero, the scientists created a supersolid using particles that combine properties of light and matter.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2026

Today, his pioneering self-marketing model is the default for comics relying on TikTok, Instagram and podcasts as much as their stage work to build followings.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Some people make it by dripping water through a filter containing coffee grounds: they are relying on gravity.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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