Synonyms for dependent
- adjective
- noun
- American English
Most common
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Addicted
Other
reliant, contingent, subject, subordinate, helpless, conditional, trusting, conditioned, amenable, qualified, servile, pendent
Noun
Definitions
- adj. 1
Relying upon; depending upon.
At that point I was dependent on financial aid for my tuition.
- n. 1
A person who relies on another for support or sustenance, particularly financial support.
With two children and an ailing mother, she had three dependents in all.
Related words
- Word family
- dependapotamus depending depend dependence dependency depender
- Phrases
- case dependent domestic dependent nation dependent clause
- Is a kind of
- connected
- Other spellings
- dependant UK
Forms
- Plural
- dependents → vassals, slaves, adherents, creatures…
Example sentences
- addicted Tom is addicted to Coke, but he doesn't like Pepsi.
- trusting Lorenzo tricked innocent people into trusting him.
- contingent Our departure tomorrow is contingent on fair weather.
- helpless Ivan was lying on the floor, injured and helpless.
- conditional The love was conditional; it hinged on my finances.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| dependent | steady | |
| addicted | rising | |
| trusting | rising | |
| contingent | steady | |
| helpless | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- slave1
- 6 letters
- hooked1, vassal2
- 7 letters
- subject2, hanging2, servant2, reliant3, servile2, pendent
- 8 letters
- creature2, addicted3, helpless2, trusting2, follower3, amenable4, adherent3, depender
- 9 letters
- qualified3, satellite3, adjective3
- 10 letters
- contingent3
- 11 letters
- conditional4, conditioned3, subordinate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (vassal2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- dépendant
- Italiano
- dipendente
- Deutsch
- abhängig