DEPENDED Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

depended

verb

past tense of depend

as in based

to be determined by, based on, or subject (to) whether or not we play baseball will depend on how much rain we get

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as in relied

to place reliance or trust I know I can always depend on you for help when I really need it

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Recent Examples of depended Keeping high-energy laser weapons operational has long depended on specialized technicians and delicate fiber optic repairs. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 July 2026 America's capacity for innovation has long depended on attracting talent, ideas and perspectives from around the world. — Frances West, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026 Although the central government depended on nonprofits throughout the crisis, many nonprofit leaders had little say in planning and coordinating these efforts at a national level. — Tara Kolar Bryan, The Conversation, 22 July 2026 Carol persuades Clark to take out a life-insurance policy on her husband—an unusual request outside of a film noir, though not such a departure from the annals of heterosexuality, in which women have depended on men for security for millennia. — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 22 July 2026 Processes that once depended on layers of coordination begin collapsing into faster, more autonomous systems. — Nigel Vaz, Time, 20 July 2026 This is the team most of the store’s clients depended on for advice about good books during the last couple decades. — Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 19 July 2026 The Law of the Sea Meets Digital Reality The international legal framework governing the oceans was designed in an era when maritime enforcement depended almost entirely on physical presence. — IEEE Spectrum, 16 July 2026 Yet the underlying business model of these platforms depended more on maximizing engagement and advertising revenue than on nurturing authentic relationships. — Rotem Rozental, Fortune, 14 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for depended

Verb

In addition to the June 2027 trial date, both sides proposed that Maduro’s lawyers file their motion to dismiss the case based on sovereign immunity by September, with oral argument scheduled for November.

— Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 22 July 2026
This investigation is based on activity between March and Sunday, July 12, your response only needs to cover this timeframe.

— Andy Mitten, New York Times, 22 July 2026

Definition of based

Verb

Markets without a closing bell lack the anchor that net asset value calculations, margin requirements and index rebalancing have relied on for as long as those processes have existed.

— Mike Cahill, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
But because our core mechanic relied on visual alignment in a 3D space, art had to be involved in the design process, and designers had to weigh in on the visuals.

— Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 23 July 2026

Definition of relied

Verb

Much of the ground there has turned black with ash and many cars have been reduced to empty shells of twisted metal.

— Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 26 July 2026
For a whiskey company that built its reputation around putting more rye into bourbon and then turned rye itself into its second flagship bottle, blending those two sides together feels like a logical next move.

— Emily Price, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

Definition of turned

Verb

Swiss Re Institute counted $107 billion in insured natural-catastrophe losses in 2025, the sixth straight year over $100 billion, and reckons the underlying risk keeps climbing 5% to 7% a year.

— Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
In America, Bo was eighteen years old, but his Korean age was nineteen, as the time in the mother’s womb was counted.

— Min Jin Lee, New Yorker, 19 July 2026