RELIANT Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

reliant

adjective

Definition of reliant

as in dependent

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Recent Examples of reliant Given how much of the experience of a foldable is reliant on the cover screen, that counts for a lot. — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 21 Oct. 2026 As Deadline noted at TIFFCOM two years ago, Japan was once reliant on its huge domestic market, but is now actively seeking co-production, collaboration and exports, focusing its efforts on North and South America, Europe, and the rest of Asia. — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2026 But that yield is reliant on farmers being able to access and harvest their groves. — Chas Newkey-Burden, TheWeek, 20 Oct. 2026 And the rate at which machines replace humans will pick up as firms grow reliant on artificial intelligence. — Charles Kupchan, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for reliant

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dependent

Adjective

Too dependent on one style Nike bought Converse for $305 million in 2003, seeing enormous potential to rehabilitate an iconic brand.

— Phil Wahba, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026
Yet Manzatto emphasizes that his strategy is not to turn Church’s into a fashion brand dependent on constant novelty.

— Luke Leitch, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026

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