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. Jim Krane:

   That said, Saudi Arabia is changing its relationship with oil. The dependence remains. But the kingdom is squeezing more value out of its oil.

2. Joan Walker:

   We don't need these pipelines to meet our energy needs, so it makes no sense to lock us into generations of dependence on dirty fossil fuels.

3. David Yeung:

   If we want to change the world, we must find ways to shift Asian diet and consumption, which means we must find ways to reduce Asia's dependence on pork and other meat products.

4. Marquis de Vauvenargues:

   It is not true that equality is a law of nature. Nature has no equality. Its soverign law is subordination and dependence.

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.