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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Pakistan is heavily reliant on such oil and gas, and had earlier raised prices by 20 percent on March 6, about a week into the war.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
While Asia is especially reliant on the strait for its supply needs, analysts say a “sequential” shock to global oil supplies is on deck for next month.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026
South Korea is especially vulnerable to energy supply disruptions from the Middle East as it is heavily reliant on oil from the Gulf.
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
I would step into 1919 a new person—not Hattie Here-and-There, reliant on relatives to give her a roof and board, but Hattie Inez Brooks.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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