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reliant Definition

re·li·ant (-ənt)

adjective

having or showing trust, dependence, or confidence; dependent (on)

reliant Related Forms

re·li·antly adverb

reliant Usage Examples

Preposition: on

  • goodwill: Project GOLD, therefore, was not embedded and was totally reliant on the goodwill of both students and tutors.
  • generosity: We are reliant on the generosity of our members to help us fund this work.
  • donation: We don't receive any government funding, and are totally reliant on donations and fundraising events for our income.
  • import: This is not a surprise: US manufacturing industry is heavily reliant on imports.
  • agriculture: Cases of child abandonment here are high due to an economy reliant on agriculture.
  • tourism: Krakow is a small city reliant on tourism rather than industry.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • become: A natural countryside that works together where man, horse, hound, wildlife, including foxes all become self reliant on each other.
  • make: So making health care reliant on charges is not a road we will take.

Modifying Another Word

  • heavily: The UK is heavily reliant on our trading partners coming out of recession, of which there is no clear sign to date.
  • overly: Over the year, the Bolam test sustained significant criticism for being overly reliant on medical testimony.
  • totally: Mr Pointon was now totally reliant on others for his needs to be met.
  • increasingly: They are also increasingly reliant upon various forms of credit in order to survive an average three year course.
  • solely: Better than Leicester University, which is solely reliant on BIDS.
  • wholly: Usage tips When you're on the road you're going to be wholly reliant on your battery powering the laptop.

Used with adjective complement

  • become: On current trends, they, too, would become reliant on means-tested benefits in the future.
  • remain: Consequently, China will remain reliant on the security of sea lanes.
  • grow: Over recent years libraries have grown increasingly reliant on digital materials.
  • get: I'm just concerned I'll get reliant on them?

Preposition: upon

  • generosity: It is completely reliant upon the generosity of donors.
  • support: The Chancellor and the Cabinet answered to the Reichstag, so they were reliant upon the continued support of the majority of deputies.

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