Entry Word: dependent

Function: adjective

Meaning: 1 extending freely from a support from above <the dependent willow branches swayed in the gentle breeze>

Synonyms dangling, hanging, pendent (or pendant), pendulous

2 determined by something else <our going to the movies tonight is dependent on whether or not we have any money left after we eat out>

Synonyms conditional, contingent (on or upon), subject (to), tentative

Related Words liable, open, susceptible; limited, modified, qualified, restricted; doubtful, iffy, problematic (also problematical), questionable, uncertain

Near Antonyms absolute, categorical (also categoric), ultimate; basal, basic, fundamental, primary

Antonyms independent, unconditional