Synonyms for rely on
re·ly on

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1. rely onverb

   Synonyms:
   rely upon, depend on, count on

2. rely onverb

   To be confident in.

   I know I can rely on you.

   Synonyms:
   count on, depend on, rely upon

3. rely onverb

   To be dependent upon.

   The city relies on the subway system.

   Synonyms:
   depend on, count on, rely upon

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1. rely onverb

   Synonyms:
   believe, confide in, depend on, depend upon, rely upon, trust

   Antonyms:
   distrust, doubt, doubt, mistrust, surmise, suspect

Princeton's WordNet

1. depend on, rely onverb

   be dependent on, as for support or maintenance

   "elderly parents often depend on their adult children"

2. depend on, depend upon, rely on, rely uponverb

   put trust in with confidence

   "she is someone you can really rely on when times get rough"; "you can rely on his discretion"

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1. rely on

   Synonyms:
   trust in, depend on, confide in, count on, rely upon

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How to use rely on in a sentence?

1. Republican Senator Ron Johnson:

   I never would've appointed her, i didn't vote for her confirmation. I wouldn't rely on her to clean up this mess. I don't think she's qualified to do so.

2. German Environment Minister Barbara Hendricks:

   We are currently working on new, honest measuring methods in Brussels, we can't just rely on tests in the lab.

3. Personal Care Products Council:

   We are aware of the study reporting the presence of benzene in some of the sunscreen products tested, there is nothing more important than safety. If our consumers can't believe in a product or rely on it to do what it says, then nothing else matters.

4. Matthew Holston:

   If you take a look at just in everyday life, the financial sectors rely on positioning and timing information for precise banking operations and transactions, financial markets synchronizing all of those operations, our transportation sector for positioning and timing, air, land, sea, and rail all rely on the global positioning system to be able to execute our critical infrastructure.

5. Patrick Hickey:

   If people do not have work or an industry, they rely on this activity, where you can fence off the mine site, you do. Where you can't, you try to use security. But it is difficult.