Synonyms for dependent
dɪˈpɛn dəntde·pen·dent

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1. dependentnoun

   Synonyms:
   dependant

2. dependentnoun

   Relying upon; depending upon

   At that point I was dependent on financial aid for my tuition.

   Synonyms:
   dependant

3. dependentnoun

   (of certain Irish irregular verbs): standing only after a preverbal particle

   Synonyms:
   dependant

4. dependentadjective

   Used in questions, negative sentences and after certain particles and prepositions.

   Synonyms:
   dependant

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1. dependent

   Synonyms:
   hanging, resting, contingent, trusting, relying, subject, relative

   Antonyms:
   independent, irrelative, irrespective, absolute, free

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1. dependant, dependentadjective

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

   Synonyms:
   dependant

   Antonyms:
   nonsymbiotic, nonparasitic, self-sustaining, unconditional, autonomous, commutative, autarkic, fissiparous, self-reliant, insubordinate, unconditioned, self-supporting, single-handed, main(a), item-by-item, individual, independent, breakaway, unaddicted, self-sufficing, self-sufficient, unsupported, self-directed, separatist, free-living, unaffiliated, strong-minded, case-by-case, autarkical, indie

2. dependentadjective

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

   "dependent children"; "dependent on moisture"

   Synonyms:
   pendent, drug-addicted, dependant, subordinate, qualified, strung-out, subject, pendant, hooked

   Antonyms:
   nonparasitic, fissiparous, self-sufficient, unconditional, separatist, autonomous, autarkical, commutative, indie, independent, self-directed, item-by-item, self-sufficing, insubordinate, self-sustaining, unsupported, case-by-case, unaffiliated, unaddicted, strong-minded, breakaway, unconditioned, self-reliant, single-handed, self-supporting, individual, nonsymbiotic, free-living, main(a), autarkic

3. dependent, dependant, qualifiedadjective

   contingent on something else

   Synonyms:
   pendent, drug-addicted, restricted, dependant, subordinate, qualified, strung-out, subject, certified, pendant, hooked

   Antonyms:
   autarkic, self-directed, self-sustaining, main(a), strong-minded, insubordinate, fissiparous, commutative, autonomous, nonparasitic, single-handed, self-sufficient, case-by-case, nonsymbiotic, unconditional, autarkical, item-by-item, individual, unconditioned, self-sufficing, independent, free-living, self-reliant, unaffiliated, self-supporting, separatist, breakaway, unaddicted, unsupported, indie

4. dependent, subordinateadjective

   (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"

   Synonyms:
   pendent, drug-addicted, dependant, subordinate, qualified, strung-out, low-level, subject, pendant, hooked

   Antonyms:
   unsupported, individual, strong-minded, independent, unconditioned, nonparasitic, autarkical, self-sufficing, unconditional, self-sustaining, self-sufficient, separatist, unaddicted, indie, item-by-item, breakaway, self-reliant, main(a), self-directed, autarkic, self-supporting, autonomous, insubordinate, case-by-case, nonsymbiotic, free-living, single-handed, unaffiliated, fissiparous, commutative

5. pendent, pendant, dependentadjective

   held from above

   "a pendant bunch of grapes"

   Synonyms:
   pendent, drug-addicted, dependant, subordinate, qualified, strung-out, subject, pendant, hooked

   Antonyms:
   autarkical, individual, self-directed, fissiparous, unconditioned, commutative, case-by-case, unaddicted, unaffiliated, unconditional, nonsymbiotic, independent, separatist, autonomous, main(a), strong-minded, free-living, unsupported, self-sufficing, self-sustaining, item-by-item, autarkic, nonparasitic, indie, breakaway, self-supporting, self-sufficient, insubordinate, self-reliant, single-handed

6. subject, dependentadjective

   being under the power or sovereignty of another or others

   "subject peoples"; "a dependent prince"

   Synonyms:
   pendent, drug-addicted, dependant, subordinate, qualified, strung-out, subject, open, pendant, hooked, capable

   Antonyms:
   self-supporting, self-reliant, nonsymbiotic, autarkical, item-by-item, main(a), unaddicted, autonomous, nonparasitic, unconditional, independent, breakaway, self-sustaining, commutative, strong-minded, insubordinate, fissiparous, free-living, indie, case-by-case, unconditioned, unaffiliated, separatist, individual, self-sufficing, single-handed, unsupported, self-directed, self-sufficient, autarkic

7. dependent, dependant, drug-addicted, hooked, strung-outadjective

   addicted to a drug

   Synonyms:
   pendent, hooklike, aquiline, drug-addicted, dependant, subordinate, qualified, strung-out, subject, pendant, hooked

   Antonyms:
   self-sufficient, single-handed, indie, unconditional, autonomous, main(a), commutative, self-reliant, unconditioned, insubordinate, nonsymbiotic, independent, self-supporting, separatist, individual, unaddicted, nonparasitic, unsupported, self-sustaining, free-living, autarkical, self-directed, self-sufficing, item-by-item, fissiparous, unaffiliated, autarkic, strong-minded, breakaway, case-by-case

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1. dependentadjective

   Synonyms:
   conditioned, contingent

   Antonyms:
   independent, unconditioned

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1. List of paraphrases for "dependent":

   dependant, dependents, dependants, -dependent, addicted, reliant, dependence, dependency, subordinate, subsidiary, codependent, subsidiaries, daughter, tributary

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1. James Andrew Lewis:

   China Daily're dependent, so that puts China Daily in a weak position.

2. Simon McGeary:

   It will take months for pricing to bed down, and it certainly won't be figured out before Christmas, banks are in transition right now so it's difficult to know what the thickness of their capital layers will be and how various instruments are priced will be dependent on that.

3. Michael Rubin:

   The King's reputation among Islamists is already tenuous, and will only grow more so, in recent months, pressured by the UAE, upon whose financing Jordan is dependent, he has cracked down on the Jordanian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood.

4. Menuka Thapa:

   Lack of education and economic empowerment of women also force women to remain silent, in many cases, women who suffer violence from their own family members are dependent on the family, so they cannot speak up.

5. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei:

   If the country and economy were not dependent on oil revenues... could the enemy harm us with sanctions ?