Synonyms of relies

relies

verb

present tense third-person singular of rely

as in depends

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

• depends
• counts
• leans
• stands on
• looks to
• banks on
• calculates
• calls on
• trusts
• reckons
• entrusts
• confides
• figures on
• commits

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suspects
• distrusts
• questions
• mistrusts

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of relies

Like every tennis player, Alcaraz relies on the wrist of his racket hand to generate the immense levels of speed and spin that make his shots so difficult to handle. — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Every industry relies on benchmarks, metrics and assumptions that were created to simplify complex decisions. — Nathan Miller, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026

But the Clay problem, as many experts imagine it, lacks the piece that the forcing method relies on. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Sep. 2026

Turning diamond defects into qubits The prototype relies on lattice defects in diamond crystals, better known as color centers, to create qubits. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2026

However, even though each individual layer relies on a smooth forcing function, combining them together can cause the forcing function to have undesirable mathematical properties. — Konstantin Kakaes, Quanta Magazine, 8 Sep. 2026

Because the state budget relies heavily on income taxes paid by high earners, Kline said California risks losing a significant source of revenue if those taxpayers choose to move elsewhere. — Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 8 Sep. 2026

Papadopoulos relies on this faltering system that is now endangered. — Jayme Fraser, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026

Food is Medicine often relies on dietitians to assess people’s nutrition needs and build a responsive meal plan. — Lauren Chan, STAT, 1 Sep. 2026