DEPENDS Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

depends

verb

present tense third-person singular of depend

as in rests

to be determined by, based on, or subject (to) whether or not we play baseball will depend on how much rain we get

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as in relies

to place reliance or trust I know I can always depend on you for help when I really need it

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Recent Examples of depends Generic industry multiples are insufficient; true valuation depends on risk factors like owner independence, revenue diversification, growth, and financial cleanliness. — Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 But that restraint depends on Iranian leaders continuing to believe that avoiding such a confrontation leaves them better off. — Hamidreza Azizi, Time, 29 Aug. 2026 Whether companies have the confidence to make those investments depends, in part, on whether our regulatory system provides predictable outcomes. — Robin Rossenfeld, Denver Post, 28 Aug. 2026 Treatment is highly individualized and depends on severity, but medication and therapy are the usual PPD protocol. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 28 Aug. 2026 Exactly when to plant bulbs depends on the bulb variety and your actual growing location; however, that stretch between late summer and the beginning of autumn is too early to plant bulbs in most areas. — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 23 Aug. 2026 Cook said the impact of the content depends on how viewers are watching it. — Amen Galinato, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026 How much comes from each source depends on a variety of factors. — Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026 Performance in both tasks depends on memories stored in the hippocampus, which the team confirmed by creating a lesion in the region after training, which caused the memories to disappear. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 22 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for depends

Verb

But as Bengals fans know all too well, this season rests on whether Burrow can stay healthy.

— Takashi Williams, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
The receiver-in-canal (RIC) design has a main body that rests behind the ear.

— John Higgins, The Verge, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of rests

Verb

Much of Amazon’s public defense relies on an assertion that its ad prices haven’t risen significantly.

— Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026
The company relies heavily on outside financing from partners for its data center campuses, and hasn't yet generated any revenue from that portion of its business, according to the SEC filing.

— CJ Haddad, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of relies

Verb

The policy semantics and how a mandate propagates once delegation turns multi-hop, machine-initiated and cross-organizational remain implementation problems.

— Dr. Aditya Vikram Kashyap, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Killceañera, which turns a quinceañera into an event in which a teen takes revenge on her bullies, will feature an outdoor performer lip-syncing a song co-written by Murdy and Slash from a balcony.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of turns

Verb

Koeckeritz stated that the cathedral has around 100 off-street parking spots; the city itself counts about 135.

— Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 3 Sep. 2026
Copeland underscored that the key issue is not what counts as an ordinary expense for influencers, but whether the expenses were incurred primarily for business purposes.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of counts

Verb

The Last Sunrise, based on Anna Todd’s bestselling romance novel, is the latest romance film in the YA genre and book adaptation Venn diagram to arrive on Prime Video as the streamer rides the wave of obsession.

— Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026
Another drover rides beside the herd, periodically cracking a bullwhip.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2026