reliant
adjective
having or showing dependence.
overreliant
-
a word derived from
reliant.
Example Sentences
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It brought to power Carney, a former central banker who had spent the years after the 2008-09 financial crisis formulating a thesis that the West was overreliant on a single, increasingly unpredictable country.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026
In the following decades, particularly after the turn of the century, studios became overreliant on adapting existing properties in an attempt to ensure their return on the massive investment that goes into making these films.
From Salon ● Jan. 6, 2026
They say Ms. James was overreliant on a Mr. Cohen and that he is not credible.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 14, 2023
But I do think that we were all a little bit overreliant on the courts as our backstop.
From Slate ● Jun. 23, 2023
I take fewer rash 188 and reckless chances now on land and water, and I am not so overreliant upon my own resources.
From Billy Topsail & Company A Story for Boys by Norman Duncan
