DEPENDENT
/dɪˈpɛndənt/ ► audio Scrabble 13 Words With Friends 16
Definition
- noun a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support).
— synonyms: dependant
- adjective relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed.
- adjective contingent on something else.
— synonyms: dependant, qualified
- adjective (of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence.
— synonyms: subordinate
- adjective held from above and hanging down.
— synonyms: pendent, pendant
- adjective being under the power or sovereignty of another or others.
— synonyms: subject
- adjective addicted to a drug.
— synonyms: dependant, drug-addicted, hooked, strung-out
Examples
- “With two children and an ailing mother, she had three dependents in all.”
- “At that point I was dependent on financial aid for my tuition.”
- “a dependent bough or leaf”
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