Synonyms of hinge

hinge

verb

as in to depend

to be determined by, based on, or subject (to)

the outcome of the game hinged on a single play

Synonyms & Similar Words

• depend
• turn
• base
• found
• hang
• rest
• ride
• establish
• stay
• ground

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hinge

If someone wins, that team has a chance (with three points, a 1-2-0 record and its status hinging on goal differential) and the loser would be eliminated. — ABC News, 26 June 2026

So many interesting character choices were in play during that battle, and so many different consequences hinged upon its outcome. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026

Property taxes reset annually and hinge on factors—local housing markets, county and city budgets, and the tax rates that flow from them—that even economists struggle to forecast, Pace said. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 27 June 2026

With a place in the World Cup’s knockout round already secured as group winners, the only suspense hinged on whether star Christian Pulisic would return from a calf injury suffered in the opening game. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 26 June 2026