RELY Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

rely

verb

ri-ˈlī

Definition of rely

as in to depend

to place reliance or trust rigorously tested the rope before starting out, for the rock climbers would be relying on it with their very lives

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Recent Examples of rely Until then, scientists are coming up with creative ways to not have to rely only on the 40-year-old Voyager 2 measurements of the magnetic fields. — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 10 Nov. 2026 More than half of the education funding in the state comes from local property tax dollars and municipalities also heavily rely on the revenue for many of its functions. — Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 10 Nov. 2026 At the same time, Anthropic relied on just five customers for a quarter of its sales this year. — Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2026 There was no one the president relied on or trusted more than Wiles. — Chris Whipple, Vanity Fair, 10 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rely

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Storms last weekend dumped the equivalent of more than two years of water into the town's surface water supply and provided a buffer for an operation that depends heavily on underground aquifers, Huntzinger said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2026
The new developments provide an additional basis for its deployment on commercial vessels, although wider adoption will depend on performance across different hull designs, operating conditions and routes.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 9 Nov. 2026

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The latest point-in-time count found 194 people experiencing homelessness in Davis, an increase of nearly 20% from the 162 counted two years ago.

— Brady Halbleib, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
Matsui has a commanding lead of roughly 25% in the other two counties, which have nearly all their votes counted and a higher share of Republican voters.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 11 Nov. 2026