reliant
Americanadjective
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having or showing dependence.
reliant on money from home.
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confident; trustful.
Other Word Forms
- overreliant adjective
- reliantly adverb
- unreliant adjective
Etymology
Origin of reliant
Example Sentences
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Italy is heavily reliant on imported gas and Rome is under pressure from industry and consumers over the rise in already sky-high energy costs due to the Middle East war.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
Japan and South Korea have been hit particularly hard by the conflict as they are heavily reliant on energy from the Middle East.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
The conflict, Phillips-Robins explained, is twofold, with countries like South Korea and Taiwan, two major semiconductor manufacturing hubs, also being reliant on oil and natural gas from the Middle East.
From Salon • Mar. 30, 2026
The country’s oil and gas production has fallen by about a quarter since 2022, which has made the Brits more reliant on imports and vulnerable to supply shocks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
He was elected, the rest were county employees whose job status was not reliant on elections.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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