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dependence

noun
variants: also dependance

Synonyms and Antonyms of dependence

1 the quality or state of needing something or someone

  • a baby's total dependence upon his or her parents for every one of life's needs
Synonyms of dependence

dependency, reliance
Words Related to dependence

reciprocity, relativity

confidence, credence, faith, stock, trust
Near Antonyms of dependence

autonomy, self-determination, sovereignty (also sovranty)
Antonyms of dependence

independence, independency, self-dependence, self-reliance, self-sufficiency, self-support

2 something or someone to which one looks for support

  • ultimately rice became the chief dependence in that state
Synonyms of dependence

anchor, buttress, mainstay, pillar, reliance, standby
Words Related to dependence

backbone, sinew(s), spine

right hand

bolsterer, crutch, handmaiden (also handmaid), prop, stay

anchorage, harbor, refuge

3 a physiological need for certain drugs

  • acquired a dependence on prescription painkillers following back surgery
Synonyms of dependence

addiction, habit, jones [slang], monkey
Words Related to dependence

alcoholism, heroinism, morphinism

habituation, tolerance

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