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 Radiologists have traditionally depended on their own expertise and eyesight to identify potentially cancerous findings. — Oran Muduroglu, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026 At the same time, as the Burke Museum notes, the low-lying forests of nut and beech trees the birds depended on were cleared for farmland as settlement spread west. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2026 Their survival depended not only on tools, but on movement, teaching and the collective preservation of knowledge. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026 At the party, Andrea effectively reauditioned for Howie, shticking it up as if her life depended on it. — Victor Garber, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026 Until now, the negotiating power of schools to secure privacy protections from tech firms often depended on financial clout. — ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026 But serving other African markets — from Senegal to Namibia — that have historically depended on imports from Europe and the Middle East is the pillar of the Dangote refinery’s long-term growth, Bird said. — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 14 Sep. 2026 Call-ins were standard at the time; network morning shows and radio stations also depended on accounts from people on the streets. — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2026 The theater district was one of the major engines of New York's tourism economy, supporting the restaurants, hotels, bars, shops, cab drivers, and thousands of workers whose livelihoods depended on people coming into Manhattan. — Krystie Lee Yandoli, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

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Verb

Daliah Singer is a freelance journalist based in Denver, Colorado, who spends a lot of time daydreaming about where to travel next.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026
The prime minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo rejected framing the country’s relations with Washington as solely based around minerals, and offered a frank account of the cause of early Ebola cases remaining undetected.

— Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of based

Verb

Initiatives like Project Hiu demonstrate the importance of repurposing the skills and knowledge of those who relied on hunting wildlife into protection efforts, while offering alternate economic opportunities through tourism and conservation.

— Juliet Kinsman, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026
Recent presidents, however, have generally divested individual stocks or relied on blind trusts or diversified funds to avoid even the appearance of conflicts of interest.

— Luke Fountain, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of relied

Verb

Your eyes feast on the yellows, golds, and oranges smattered with some greens that haven’t turned yet.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 24 Sep. 2026
One of London’s historic Arts & Crafts houses has just been turned into six apartments—one of which is distinguished by a chic, designer interior.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of turned

Verb

Those authorities — not USPS —determine who qualifies to receive a ballot, what appears on it, when it was printed and mailed, how voters can return it, how signatures are verified and when the ballot is counted.

— Lee Moak, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026
That agency has counted clients like Netflix, Disney, Paramount, and NBCUniversal.

— Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026