RELIANCE Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

reliance

noun

ri-ˈlī-ən(t)s

as in anchor

something or someone to which one looks for support he's been the family's foremost reliance in times of trouble many times

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Relevance

as in dependency

the quality or state of needing something or someone a baby's reliance on her parents his reliance on his next-door neighbor for all the local gossip

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Recent Examples of reliance The result, student loan experts say, will be a greater reliance on private loans to cover financial gaps. —

Evan Zimmer, CNBC, 17 June 2026 But despite Kundig’s reliance on industrial materials, the house would have a soft, domestic mien. —

Fred A. Bernstein, Architectural Digest, 16 June 2026 The deal, announced on Monday, June 15, gives Fox access to the more than 100 million households using Roku's streaming platform, potentially helping the cable TV-reliant media company better target ads and reduce reliance on traditional distribution. —

Harshita Mary Varghese, USA Today, 15 June 2026 Enright believes most Americans don’t recognize their reliance on the charitable sector. —

James Pollard, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for reliance

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Noun

Soaring double-height ceilings anchor the entertaining spaces, with loft areas overlooking the living room.

— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 17 June 2026
Dozens of VLCCs are sailing from the South China Sea and across the Indian Ocean toward the United Arab Emirates ports, where at least 30 ships were already at anchor, according to maritime intelligence firm Windward on Wednesday.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 17 June 2026