Synonyms for reliance
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Noun
Definitions
- n. 1
The act of relying (on or in someone or something); trust.
Your reliance on his expertise may be misplaced.
Forms
- Plural
- reliances → dependences, trusts, beliefs, faiths…
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Reliance is confidence on which we act or are ready to act unquestioningly; we have a calm reliance upon the uniformity of nature.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- trust Trust people, but don't take candy from strangers.
- faith All the members but me have faith in what he says.
- belief She helped him in the belief that he was innocent.
- dependence We need to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| reliance | steady | |
| trust | rising | |
| faith | rising | |
| belief | rising | |
| dependence | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- hope1
- 5 letters
- trust1, faith1
- 6 letters
- credit2, belief2
- 7 letters
- resting2
- 8 letters
- credence2
- 9 letters
- assurance3
- 10 letters
- confidence3, dependence3
- 11 letters
- expectation4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (credit2 = 2 syllables).