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

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

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

In Asia, the region most reliant on Middle Eastern energy, China, South Korea and Thailand have restricted fuel exports.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

Here are the top five “uncertainty avoidance” countries, according to Hofstede’s database—that is, the countries most reliant on rules and plans and most likely to stick to procedure regardless of circumstances.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell

Related Words

• relying
• subservient
• susceptible