Synonyms of dependences

dependences

noun

variants also dependances

plural of dependence

1

as in dependencies

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 & Similar Words

• dependencies
• reliances
• confidences
• reciprocities
• relativities
• faiths
• trusts
• credences
• stocks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• independencies
• independences
• autonomies
• sovereignties
• self-supports
• self-reliances
• self-sufficiencies

2

as in backbones

something or someone to which one looks for support

ultimately rice became the chief dependence in that state

Synonyms & Similar Words

• backbones
• anchors
• pillars
• crutches
• sinews
• standbys
• mainstays
• reliances
• buttresses
• spines
• right hands
• refuges
• props
• anchorages
• bolsterers
• stays
• harbors
• handmaidens

3

as in addictions

a physiological need for certain drugs

acquired a dependence on prescription painkillers following back surgery

Synonyms & Similar Words

• addictions
• habits
• tolerances
• alcoholisms
• monkeys
• joneses
• habituations
• morphinisms
• heroinisms

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dependences

So, here was Ondaatje just writing about his day-t0-day, grappling with the intense swings of emotion any parent must reckon with as their children grow into autonomy, forever leaving behind the heartbreakingly sweet (and frequently tedious) dependences of childhood. — Jonny Diamond, Literary Hub, 9 Apr. 2026