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

Officers are said to have arrived within minutes of receiving an alert via ShotSpotter, a controversial gunshot detection system that relies on artificial intelligence and a network of microphones to identify gunshots. — Jacqueline Ganun, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2026

To roll out these commercial units quickly during the 2030s, the developer relies on an architectural divide. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026

Collaboration software maker Dropbox relies on GPUs in its data centers, CEO Ashraf Alkarmi said. — Jordan Novet, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026

The nonprofit relies on cultural figures to introduce its platform to their audiences. — ABC News, 10 Oct. 2026

Speaking to Fox News Digital, Kravetz dismissed assertions that her group relies on DSA tactics, emphasizing that CVPE supporters span the political spectrum. — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026

Later, as the company relies more and more on the AI for a combination of coding help and strategic advice, the AI might use subtle persuasion to reduce resources spent on safety and tamper with experiments designed to detect AI deception. — Geoffrey Irving, Time, 3 Oct. 2026

Aviation security expert Menachem Bachrach said Israel relies largely on foreign governments and airlines to vet their own crew members, and Wednesday’s incident may point to a compliance lapse rather than a flaw in the procedures. — Sam Metz, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026

Such thinking posits that everything depends on and is connected to everything else, and there is no art form that relies on interdependence more than film. — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026