dependency

dependency

noun

Definition of DEPENDENCY

the quality or state of needing something or someone <she was concerned about his heavy dependency on coffee to get him moving in the morning>

Synonyms dependency, reliance

Related Words reciprocity, relativity; confidence, credence, faith, stock, trust

Near Antonyms autonomy, self-determination, sovereignty (also sovranty)

Antonyms independence, independency, self-dependence, self-reliance, self-sufficiency, self-support