RELIES Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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Recent Examples of relies Paxton understands that true economic prosperity relies on a fair and predictable justice system. — Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 19 Oct. 2026 Ukraine relies on Starlink, Elon Musk’s satellite network, just for our viewers, to defend against Russian drones. — NBC news, 18 Oct. 2026 Ukraine relies on the network in its defenses against Russia's nearly five-year full-scale war. — Kristin Wright, NPR, 18 Oct. 2026 The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which oversees vehicle safety, largely relies on automakers to certify that their cars meet federal standards. — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026 Its Lunar Permanence program also relies on facilities across Florida to manufacture, integrate, and test hardware. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026 In contrast, saprotropism relies on a hormone called abscisic acid (ABA). — Joanna Thompson, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2026 Sickle cell program in jeopardy The Sickle Cell Foundation of Georgia relies on data collected by the CDC and the state to reach patients with sickle cell in underserved communities. — ABC News, 16 Oct. 2026 Collaboration software maker Dropbox relies on GPUs in its data centers, CEO Ashraf Alkarmi said. — Jordan Novet, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026

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Social workers, nurses, therapists, and home health aides provide care that depends not simply on technical skill, but on empathy, dignity, and compassion.

— Scott Levenson, New York Daily News, 18 Oct. 2026
The answer depends entirely on the language contained in the condominium declaration and by-laws.

— Howard Dakoff, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026

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