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tied to apron strings

SEE DEFINITION OF tied to apron strings
  • as independent

Synonyms for tied to apron strings

  • defenseless
  • poor
  • reliant
  • vulnerable
  • inferior
  • minor
  • secondary
  • subordinate
  • abased
  • clinging
  • counting on
  • debased
  • humbled
  • immature
  • indigent
  • lesser
  • relying on
  • under
  • under thumb
  • unsustaining
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Antonyms for tied to apron strings

  • strong
  • first-class
  • first-rate
  • important
  • major
  • superior
  • free
  • independent
  • mature
  • unreliant
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

MORE RELATED WORDS FOR TIED TO APRON STRINGS

dependent

adjectiveweak, helpless
  • abased
  • clinging
  • counting on
  • debased
  • defenseless
  • humbled
  • immature
  • indigent
  • inferior
  • lesser
  • minor
  • poor
  • reliant
  • relying on
  • secondary
  • subordinate
  • tied to apron strings
  • under
  • under thumb
  • unsustaining
  • vulnerable
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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