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dependent

/dɪˈpɛndənt/noun, adjective3 syllables

Dependent means: relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed.

Synonyms for dependent27

noun, as in a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support)

dependant

adjective, as in relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed

babelike, helpless, interdependent, mutualist, mutually beneficial, myrmecophilous, parasitic, parasitical, leechlike, bloodsucking, reliant, symbiotic, underage, unfree

adjective, as in addicted to a drug

dependant, drug-addicted, hooked, strung-out, addicted

adjective, as in contingent on something else

dependant, qualified, conditional

adjective, as in held from above and hanging down

pendent, pendant, supported

adjective, as in being under the power or sovereignty of another or others

subject, subordinate

adjective, as in (of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence

subordinate

also used for dependent

contingent

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Opposites of dependent

independent

What does dependent mean?7

adjective

1

relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed“dependent children”

2

addicted to a drug

3

contingent on something else

4

held from above and hanging down“a pendant bunch of grapes”

5

being under the power or sovereignty of another or others“subject peoples”

6

(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”

noun

1

a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support)

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with dependent?6

two syllables

pendant

four syllables

independent

five syllables

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Dependent in a sentence

  • When talking about your last results, it is dependent on the last examination.Zifre
  • Malta's economy is dependent on foreign trade, manufacturing, and tourism.The_World_Factbook
  • Dick has been dependent on his parents, but is now independent of them.shekitten
  • Dick had been dependent on his parents, but now he's independent of them.CP
  • Algeria, an oil-dependent country, should absolutely have a diversified economy.Amastan
  • The taste of wine is largely dependent upon the weather.CM
  • The economy of the island is dependent on the fishing industry.CK
  • The boy is totally dependent on his parents.CK

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Forms of dependent

as a noun

plural
dependents