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

This included fresh bodies of water like Collect Pond in Lower Manhattan and massive oyster beds along the harbor’s more than 500 miles of shoreline, both cared for and relied on by the Indigenous Lenape peoples. — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 30 July 2026

Kawa, wearing a gray suit, acknowledged that Paradigm's customers relied on his false statements about the company's products. — Daniel Gilbert, CBS News, 30 July 2026

He’s also relied on social media to find morning routines to activate and move his joints. — Jayna Bardahl, New York Times, 30 July 2026

For years, employers from Florida to Ohio have relied on immigrants taking part in a humanitarian program to staff hard-to-fill job openings for construction workers and home health aides. — Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 30 July 2026

For decades, fashion materials have relied on two systems of production that are increasingly difficult to defend or maintain. — P.j. Smith, Footwear News, 30 July 2026

Businesses, too, rejoiced—including the Kataquapit family store, which relied on the phone system for transactions. — IEEE Spectrum, 30 July 2026

To make those judgements – and many more – large enterprises have traditionally relied on large teams of finance professionals, often outsourced to specialist firms offshore, who crunch through invoices one by one. — David Prosser, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

The last two years, the Rams relied too heavily on the pass rush to help the secondary instead of finding a balance between the two. — Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 23 July 2026