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

House Republican leader Vincent Candelora of North Branford said the state relies too heavily on funding education out of real property taxes. — Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 8 Nov. 2026

It will be powered by a Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (RTG) reactor, which relies on heat generated by a decaying nuclear isotope, and so does not rely on solar power for energy. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2026

The company revealed that the Hybrid Fleet vision also relies on multiplying the number of sensors available within the battlespace. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026

In other words, chaotic storage relies on software rather than memory, categories, or intuition to determine where things go. — Kate Van Pelt, The Spruce, 7 Nov. 2026

And deliveries to the facility will come through Amazon’s Relay logistics network, which relies on dirty diesel rigs and has only barely started to integrate zero-emission 18-wheelers. — Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026

Ready-to-wear production generally relies more heavily on standardized patterns, machine sewing, and other methods that allow multiple versions of the same design to be made efficiently. — Alicja Zelazko, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Nov. 2026

The dynamic quarterback who relies on his athleticism – a little too much at times. — Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 6 Nov. 2026

The court does not have a police force of its own, and relies on its member states to execute these warrants. — Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2026