reliant

American  

[ri-lahy-uhnt] / rɪˈlaɪ ənt /

adjective

1. having or showing dependence.

   reliant on money from home.

2. confident; trustful.

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Other Word Forms

• overreliant adjective
• reliantly adverb
• unreliant adjective

Etymology

Origin of reliant

First recorded in 1855–60; rely + -ant

Example Sentences

Formerly heavily reliant on Russia, Europe has spent the past few years diversifying imports, relying more on the U.S. and the Middle East.

From The Wall Street Journal

German politicians hailed the move despite growing fears Europe is overly reliant on US tech giants that its own corporate players are struggling to match, particularly in artificial intelligence.

From Barron's

China has also grown heavily reliant on the region for powering its huge economy.

From Barron's

His comments underline Beijing's concerns that weak domestic consumption makes the country too reliant on exports for growth, as well as highlighting its ambitions to upgrade the country's manufacturing industries.

From BBC

The ramification of this could be far reaching, she says, given how reliant the U.K. is on the U.S. for both security and trade.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• relying
• subservient
• susceptible