Synonyms for dependent
dɪˈpɛn dəntde·pen·dent

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1. dependentnoun

   Synonyms:
   dependant

2. dependentnoun

   Relying upon; depending upon

   At that point I was dependent on financial aid for my tuition.

   Synonyms:
   dependant

3. dependentnoun

   (of certain Irish irregular verbs): standing only after a preverbal particle

   Synonyms:
   dependant

4. dependentadjective

   Used in questions, negative sentences and after certain particles and prepositions.

   Synonyms:
   dependant

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1. dependent

   Synonyms:
   hanging, resting, contingent, trusting, relying, subject, relative

   Antonyms:
   independent, irrelative, irrespective, absolute, free

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1. dependant, dependentadjective

   a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support)

   Synonyms:
   dependant

   Antonyms:
   nonsymbiotic, nonparasitic, self-sustaining, unconditional, autonomous, commutative, autarkic, fissiparous, self-reliant, insubordinate, unconditioned, self-supporting, single-handed, main(a), item-by-item, individual, independent, breakaway, unaddicted, self-sufficing, self-sufficient, unsupported, self-directed, separatist, free-living, unaffiliated, strong-minded, case-by-case, autarkical, indie

2. dependentadjective

   relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed

   "dependent children"; "dependent on moisture"

   Synonyms:
   pendent, drug-addicted, dependant, subordinate, qualified, strung-out, subject, pendant, hooked

   Antonyms:
   nonparasitic, fissiparous, self-sufficient, unconditional, separatist, autonomous, autarkical, commutative, indie, independent, self-directed, item-by-item, self-sufficing, insubordinate, self-sustaining, unsupported, case-by-case, unaffiliated, unaddicted, strong-minded, breakaway, unconditioned, self-reliant, single-handed, self-supporting, individual, nonsymbiotic, free-living, main(a), autarkic

3. dependent, dependant, qualifiedadjective

   contingent on something else

   Synonyms:
   pendent, drug-addicted, restricted, dependant, subordinate, qualified, strung-out, subject, certified, pendant, hooked

   Antonyms:
   autarkic, self-directed, self-sustaining, main(a), strong-minded, insubordinate, fissiparous, commutative, autonomous, nonparasitic, single-handed, self-sufficient, case-by-case, nonsymbiotic, unconditional, autarkical, item-by-item, individual, unconditioned, self-sufficing, independent, free-living, self-reliant, unaffiliated, self-supporting, separatist, breakaway, unaddicted, unsupported, indie

4. dependent, subordinateadjective

   (of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence

   "a subordinate (or dependent) clause functions as a noun or adjective or adverb within a sentence"

   Synonyms:
   pendent, drug-addicted, dependant, subordinate, qualified, strung-out, low-level, subject, pendant, hooked

   Antonyms:
   unsupported, individual, strong-minded, independent, unconditioned, nonparasitic, autarkical, self-sufficing, unconditional, self-sustaining, self-sufficient, separatist, unaddicted, indie, item-by-item, breakaway, self-reliant, main(a), self-directed, autarkic, self-supporting, autonomous, insubordinate, case-by-case, nonsymbiotic, free-living, single-handed, unaffiliated, fissiparous, commutative

5. pendent, pendant, dependentadjective

   held from above

   "a pendant bunch of grapes"

   Synonyms:
   pendent, drug-addicted, dependant, subordinate, qualified, strung-out, subject, pendant, hooked

   Antonyms:
   autarkical, individual, self-directed, fissiparous, unconditioned, commutative, case-by-case, unaddicted, unaffiliated, unconditional, nonsymbiotic, independent, separatist, autonomous, main(a), strong-minded, free-living, unsupported, self-sufficing, self-sustaining, item-by-item, autarkic, nonparasitic, indie, breakaway, self-supporting, self-sufficient, insubordinate, self-reliant, single-handed

6. subject, dependentadjective

   being under the power or sovereignty of another or others

   "subject peoples"; "a dependent prince"

   Synonyms:
   pendent, drug-addicted, dependant, subordinate, qualified, strung-out, subject, open, pendant, hooked, capable

   Antonyms:
   self-supporting, self-reliant, nonsymbiotic, autarkical, item-by-item, main(a), unaddicted, autonomous, nonparasitic, unconditional, independent, breakaway, self-sustaining, commutative, strong-minded, insubordinate, fissiparous, free-living, indie, case-by-case, unconditioned, unaffiliated, separatist, individual, self-sufficing, single-handed, unsupported, self-directed, self-sufficient, autarkic

7. dependent, dependant, drug-addicted, hooked, strung-outadjective

   addicted to a drug

   Synonyms:
   pendent, hooklike, aquiline, drug-addicted, dependant, subordinate, qualified, strung-out, subject, pendant, hooked

   Antonyms:
   self-sufficient, single-handed, indie, unconditional, autonomous, main(a), commutative, self-reliant, unconditioned, insubordinate, nonsymbiotic, independent, self-supporting, separatist, individual, unaddicted, nonparasitic, unsupported, self-sustaining, free-living, autarkical, self-directed, self-sufficing, item-by-item, fissiparous, unaffiliated, autarkic, strong-minded, breakaway, case-by-case

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1. dependentadjective

   Synonyms:
   conditioned, contingent

   Antonyms:
   independent, unconditioned

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1. List of paraphrases for "dependent":

   dependant, dependents, dependants, -dependent, addicted, reliant, dependence, dependency, subordinate, subsidiary, codependent, subsidiaries, daughter, tributary

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1. Joel Kan:

   The housing market started 2022 on a strong note, mBA expects solid growth in purchase activity this year, as demographic drivers and the strong economy support housing demand. However, the strength in growth will be dependent on housing inventory growing more rapidly to meet demand.

2. Miguel Miranda:

   On paper, Iraq should have a small fleet of premium multirole aircraft for its national security needs, but whether or not Iraqi airpower grows in the 2020s is wholly dependent on the state budget, which is itself determined by the price of oil. If the Iraqi government cant sustain spending on its air force to keep what it already has in flyable condition, there are many examples of countries whose air power withered to nothing.

3. Amy Morin:

   If your child insists Strong Kids're going to fail, don't tell Strong Kids Strong Kids're going to do well. Instead, ask Strong Kids what Strong Kids'd say to a friend who said the same thing, this teaches them to reframe some of their negative thoughts on their own. You don't want them to grow dependent on you for healthy thoughts.

4. Ko Wen-je:

   They're making Taiwan far too dependent on the mainland. Their policy-making muscle is far too focused on cross-strait ties and not nearly enough on raising the standard of living of the average Taiwanese person.

5. State John Kerry:

   We're not dependent on the U.N. to do that and I think Israel and others are much happier that we're not, we will depend on our own intel community, on our own military, on our own information, we will work with Israel, we will work with others.