Synonyms for dependence
dɪˈpɛn dənsde·pen·dence

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1. dependencenoun

   Antonyms:
   independence

2. dependencenoun

   He had a deep dependence on her for guidance.

   Antonyms:
   independence

3. dependencenoun

   Her dependence on cocaine led to her ruin.

   Antonyms:
   independence

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1. dependence, dependance, dependencynoun

   the state of relying on or being controlled by someone or something else

   Synonyms:
   dependance, habituation, colony, addiction, dependency

2. addiction, dependence, dependance, dependency, habituationnoun

   being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs)

   Synonyms:
   dependance, habituation, colony, addiction, dependency

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1. dependencenoun

   Synonyms:
   connection, concatenation

2. dependencenoun

   Synonyms:
   reliance, trust, confidence

3. dependencenoun

   Synonyms:
   stay, staff, support, prop, buttress, supporter

4. dependencenoun

   Synonyms:
   subordination, subjection

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1. dependencenoun

   Synonyms:
   suspension, dependency, reliance, trust, mainstay, support, contingency

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1. List of paraphrases for "dependence":

   dependency, addiction, reliance, unit, length, appurtenance, dependent, addictions, interdependence

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1. Louis K. Anspacher:

   Marriage is that relation between man and woman in which the independence is equal, the dependence mutual, and the obligation reciprocal.

2. Eric Hoffer:

   The real haves are they who can acquire freedom, self-confidence, and even riches without depriving others of them. They acquire all of these by developing and applying their potentialities. On the other hand, the real have nots are they who cannot have aught except by depriving others of it. They can feel free only by diminishing the freedom of others, self-confident by spreading fear and dependence among others, and rich by making others poor.

3. Dyn Research:

   North Korea has significantly less Internet to lose, compared to other countries with similar populations: Yemen (47 networks), Afghanistan (370 networks), or Taiwan (5,030 networks), and unlike these countries, North Korea maintains dependence on a single international provider, China Unicom.

4. Petr Fiala:

   We're ready to get rid of our dependence on Russia's energy sources... but we're not able to do it in a short term.

5. Francois Marie Arouet Voltaire:

   If God did not exist it would be necessary to invent Him. But all nature cries aloud that He does exist that there is a supreme intelligence, an immense power, an admirable order, and everything teaches us our own dependence on it.