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

The study relies heavily on contact tracers quickly identifying anyone who might have been exposed to an Ebola patient. — Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 7 July 2026

The United States’ soft power now relies less on USAID than on Applebee’s. — Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026

The system also relies on proprioception—internal sensing of body position, balance, force and resistance—to make real-time adjustments. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 7 July 2026

Obviously this effect is prominently felt in a massively globalizing economy that relies on transportation and logistics. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 30 June 2026

American Express relies on airlines to submit the correct information on airline transactions to identify incidental fee purchases. — Ryley Amond, CNBC, 7 July 2026

Location history relies on a variety of sources of data that can include cell tower location, cellphone connections to Wi-Fi networks and Bluetooth sources, and cellular data sent via cell tower. — Anne Toomey McKenna, The Conversation, 30 June 2026

The group’s other output has been meager, with few launches and substantial backlash from design experts, who argue that the team relies too heavily on AI and has failed to test sites for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 30 June 2026

Technical assessments reveal Oreshnik relies on outdated Soviet-era guidance, causing substantial accuracy issues for conventional strikes. — David Kirichenko, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026