Synonyms of relied

relied

verb

past tense of rely

as in depended

to place reliance or trust

rigorously tested the rope before starting out, for the rock climbers would be relying on it with their very lives

Synonyms & Similar Words

• depended
• counted
• leaned
• stood on
• calculated
• trusted
• looked to
• called on
• reckoned
• entrusted
• confided
• banked on
• figured on
• committed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• questioned
• suspected
• distrusted
• mistrusted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of relied

The National Ignition Facility (NIF), for example, relied on advanced diagnostic tools during its 2022 demonstration of fusion ignition. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026

Last season, the Lakers relied on vocal veteran leaders such as LeBron James, 41, and Marcus Smart, 32. — Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

But the sweeps are still casting a chill across this rural farming region that has relied heavily on immigrant labor since the 1950s. — Kirk Siegler, NPR, 28 Sep. 2026

The Starliner has relied on United Launch Alliance's Atlas 5 rockets for the ride to space, but only a half dozen of the venerable boosters remain in ULA's inventory. — William Harwood, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

The Dispatcher’s Dilemma Traditionally, passenger assistance dispatching has relied on static shift plans, two-way radios and basic visualization tools. — Justin Newell, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Fax machines, back in the day, also relied on this technology. — Sean McCann, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026

Like Gatica and Denny, Wang relied on appropriation to build her work. — Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 28 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