reliancenoun [ U ]
uk/rɪˈlaɪ.əns/us/rɪˈlaɪ.əns/C2 the state of depending on or trusting in something or someone:
The region's reliance on tourism is unwise.
You place too much reliance on her ideas and expertise.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Trusting and not trusting
- (you can) depend on/upon it idiom
- accept/take sth on faith idiom
- bank
- bank on sb/sth
- believe
- believe in sb
- count
- distrust
- faith
- have faith! idiom
- I wouldn't trust sb as far as I could throw them idiom
- keep faith with sth/sb idiom
- lean
- put/place your faith in sth/sb idiom
- rely on/upon sb/sth
- repose
- repose trust/confidence/hope in sb/sth idiom
- trust
- trustable
- turn
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reliant
adjective uk/rɪˈlaɪ.ənt/us/rɪˈlaɪ.ənt/
C2
He's completely reliant on his wheelchair to get about.
See also
self-reliant