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rely onverb
Synonyms:
believe, confide in, depend on, depend upon, rely upon, trustAntonyms:
distrust, doubt, doubt, mistrust, surmise, suspect
Princeton’s WordNet
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depend on, rely onverb
be dependent on, as for support or maintenance
«elderly parents often depend on their adult children»
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depend on, depend upon, rely on, rely uponverb
put trust in with confidence
«she is someone you can really rely on when times get rough»; «you can rely on his discretion»
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Words popularity by usage frequency
| ranking | word | |
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| #1069 | believe | |
| #1495 | trust |
How to use RELY ON in a sentence?
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Taylor McLemore:
Location can be a competitive advantage, especially if you have a very flexible mental perspective, rely on local advantages and connect nationally.
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Michael Kearns:
I am now going to have to accept a report card from a foreign country and … a foreign passport as authenticated documents.I myself as the clerk am going to have to do that, we used to have to rely on a third party, the fed government, to do that so they have diminished a New York drivers license, and we are very concerned for our safety and security because western New York is a border to Canada.
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Ramadhani Mohamed:
I used to rely on my parents for pocket money to buy clothes, but this programme has turned the tables, because now I am able to contribute to my family’s finances.
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Republican Senator Ron Johnson:
I never would’ve appointed her, i didn’t vote for her confirmation. I wouldn’t rely on her to clean up this mess. I don’t think she’s qualified to do so.
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Andy Lipow:
The UAE is essentially saying to Saudi Arabia and Kuwait,’ Let’s use our spare capacity so that Europeans no longer have to rely on Russia,’ this is a 180-degree turnaround.
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Pronunciation:
[ ɹɪlˈa͡ɪ ˈɒn], [ ɹɪlˈaɪ ˈɒn], [ ɹ_ɪ_l_ˈaɪ ˈɒ_n]
Table of Contents
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adj.
• Other relevant words: (adjective)
- state.
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n.
• bank on (noun)
- bank.
• count on (noun)
- count.
• draw on (noun)
- draw.
• Other relevant words: (noun)
- depend.
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v.
• bank on (verb)
- venture,
- wager,
- assume.
• calculate (verb)
- build,
- plan,
- think likely,
- design,
- intend,
- anticipate,
- suppose,
- aim,
- judge.
• credit (verb)
- fall for,
- take stock in,
- pat on back,
- think,
- have faith in,
- take as gospel truth,
- sense,
- hand it to one,
- buy,
- accept,
- consider,
- feel,
- deem,
- hold.
• depend (verb)
- bet bottom dollar on,
- build upon,
- turn to,
- lay money on,
- calculate on.
• draw on (verb)
- employ,
- extract,
- exploit,
- effect.
• Other relevant words: (verb)
- trust,
- put faith in,
- rely.
• reckon (verb)
- gather,
- understand,
- bargain for,
- fancy,
- suspect,
- surmise,
- guess,
- conjecture.
• swear (verb)
- covenant,
- warrant,
- swear to god,
- promise,
- testify,
- vow,
- plight,
- vouch,
- assert,
- affirm,
- attest,
- depose,
- avow,
- maintain.
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Other synonyms:
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- bank on,
- ride on,
- trust to,
- presuppose,
- live off,
- trade on,
- confide in,
- cry out for.
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- hang on,
- require,
- need,
- count on.
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- repose.
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- demand.
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- want.
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- claim.
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- take.
• calculate
- supposes,
- depended on,
- depend on.
• credit
- having faith in.
• Other relevant words:
- fall back on,
- swear,
- take from,
- took an oath,
- draw on,
- trusted,
- swear up and down,
- be of the opinion,
- look to,
- lean on,
- Plighting,
- give one’s word,
- give word,
- made use of,
- gamble on,
- cross one’s heart,
- built on,
- bet on,
- make use of,
- reckon on,
- have recourse to,
- build on,
- looking to,
- plan on,
- leaning on,
- pledge oneself,
- be of opinion,
- Ventured,
- say so,
- trust in,
- believe in,
- give witness,
- state under oath,
- take oath,
- reckon,
- plans on,
- calculate,
- be sure about,
- rely on,
- take an oath,
- credit,
- have confidence in,
- cross heart,
- stake,
- make an affidavit.
• rely
- chicken.
• Other relevant words (noun):
- depend upon,
- abut on,
- bank upon,
- bear on,
- figure,
- abut,
- bear upon,
- expect,
- fall,
- look forward to,
- rest upon,
- repose on,
- straddle,
- return to,
- look,
- value,
- use,
- lean,
- be sure of,
- entrust,
- foresee,
- place reliance on,
- place confidence in,
- recline,
- be convinced of,
- be confident of,
- back,
- perch,
- count upon,
- contemplate,
- confide,
- believe,
- bestride,
- be certain of,
- aspire,
- desire,
- hope against hope,
- hope for,
- stand on,
- rely upon,
- ride,
- figure on,
- wait,
- lie on,
- sit on,
- call upon,
- presume,
- store,
- hang,
- hold accountable,
- gamble,
- Bestraddle,
- go,
- await,
- reckon upon,
- be based on,
- take for granted,
- feel confident,
- rest assured,
- aspire to,
- stride,
- give credence to,
- call on,
- swear by,
- have trust in,
- resort to,
- hope,
- rest on.
How to use «Rely on» in context?
At times we need to rely on others for help. This may take the form of asking for help from friends or family, or turning to professionals. Whether we are looking for emotional or physical support, relying on others is a necessary part of life.
Homophones for Rely on:
- railwayman, rail line, railway line, royal line, realine, roll-on, railway man, rule in, rail in, reline, riyal-omani, roll in, realm.
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— another words for RELY ON
- bank on
- believe in
- count on
- depend on
- trust
- turn to
- bet bottom dollar on
- bet on
- build upon
- calculate on
- confide in
- gamble on
- lay money on
- lean on
- reckon on
- trust in
On this page you’ll find 33 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to rely on, such as: bank on, believe in, count on, depend on, trust, and turn to.
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- sense
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- take stock in
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