Synonyms for dependency
dɪˈpɛn dən side·pen·den·cy

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1. dependence, dependance, dependencynoun

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

   Synonyms:
   dependence, dependance, habituation, colony, addiction

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:
   dependence, dependance, habituation, colony, addiction

3. colony, dependencynoun

   a geographical area politically controlled by a distant country

   Synonyms:
   dependence, dependance, habituation, colony, settlement, addiction

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1. dependencynoun

   Synonyms:
   adjunct, appurtenance

2. dependencynoun

   Synonyms:
   colony

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1. List of paraphrases for "dependency":

   dependence, addiction, unit, reliance, length, dependent, appurtenance, addictive, addictions, dependencies, 's-length, interdependence

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1. European Council President Donald Tusk:

   It was a very tough, very emotional debate, we all agreed any new infrastructure should be fully in line with all the objectives of the EU, such as reducing energy dependency, diversification of suppliers, sources and routes.

2. Tarun Pathak:

   [ Apple’s ] dependency on China is a result of almost two and a half decades of what China put in to develop their entire electronics manufacturing ecosystem.

3. Ron Johnson:

   Biden and his fellow Democrats refuse to acknowledge their socialist policies are creating greater dependency, hampering economic recovery, and further mortgaging our children’s future, everyone agrees we must invest in infrastructure.

4. Shawn Robbins:

   Unless there is a drastic setback from current plans to gradually reopen cinemas, I wouldn't bet on it, the blockbusters remaining on the schedule have too much dependency on box office revenue.

5. Republican Rep. Jason Lewis:

   What the welfare state has done to the black community, a hundred years of racism could not do, a hundred years of racism could not break it up, it could not destroy black families. Jim Crow could not do it. But what dependency has done, is has caused unwanted pregnancy, illegitimacy. It has told young black males that they are dispensable, they don't need to hang around when mom needs support or whatever and it has destroyed -- and not just black communities, but any urban community, and so what you've got here is now they're addicted. Large swaths of Hispanic communities, black communities are addicted to these, these subsidies.