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:
   dependent, 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, dependent, 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, dependent, 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, dependent, 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, dependent, 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, dependent, 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. Stephen Moore:

   Stephen Moore know, we have too many people dependent on government and the cost isn't so much of what it costs our fisc -- Stephen Moore know, the fiscal situation, it's really expensive. The cost, it just depletes people of their dignity and their meaning in life, i mean, there's nothing worse than being on the dole, right ?

2. Oracle Chief Executive Safra Catz:

   It would cause a lot of disruption in that market and so I would view that as something that would be helpful to us, especially in the short or medium term, dependent on who it was.

3. Richard Lowenberg:

   Building out needed broadband infrastructure to all alone will not assure improved quality of life as an outcome, that is dependent on how we use and what we do with our new high-bandwidth networks.

4. Alien Life -RSB- Raymond:

   Nearly every organism in this community is dependent on some other organism's waste product or byproduct.

5. Russell Reichelt:

   What happens now will be entirely dependent on local weather conditions.