DEPENDENT Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word dependent. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for DEPENDENT
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| dependant | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support) adjective satellite • contingent on something else • addicted to a drug | ||||||||
| drug-addicted | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • addicted to a drug | ||||||||
| hooked | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • curved down like an eagle's beak • addicted to a drug • having or resembling a hook (especially in the ability to grasp and hold) | ||||||||
| pendant | nounn | |||||||
noun • an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring) • branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling adjective satellite • held from above and hanging down | ||||||||
| pendent | adjectiveadj | |||||||
noun • an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring) • branched lighting fixture; often ornate; hangs from the ceiling adjective satellite • held from above and hanging down | ||||||||
| qualified | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective • meeting the proper standards and requirements and training for an office or position or task • limited or restricted; not absolute adjective satellite • holding appropriate documentation and officially on record as qualified to perform a specified function or practice a specified skill • restricted in meaning; (as e.g. `man' in `a tall man') • contingent on something else | ||||||||
| strung-out | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • addicted to a drug | ||||||||
| subject | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • the subject matter of a conversation or discussion • something (a person or object or scene) selected by an artist or photographer for graphic representation • a branch of knowledge • some situation or event that is thought about • (grammar) one of the two main constituents of a sentence; the grammatical constituent about which something is predicated • a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures; someone who is an object of investigation • a person who owes allegiance to that nation • (logic) the first term of a proposition adjective satellite • possibly accepting or permitting • being under the power or sovereignty of another or others • likely to be affected by something verb • cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to • make accountable for • make subservient; force to submit or subdue | ||||||||
| subordinate | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
adjective • lower in rank or importance • subject or submissive to authority or the control of another • (of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence noun • an assistant subject to the authority or control of another • a word that is more specific than a given word verb • rank or order as less important or consider of less value • make subordinate, dependent, or subservient | ||||||||
