dependence synonyms

dependence

n.

  1. The inability to provide for oneself

    need of, yoke, subordination, subservience, servility, inability to act independently, subjection to control, inability to work, reliance on others, helplessness, tutelage, wardship, dependency, addiction, habituation; see also addiction, necessity 3.

  2. Contingency

    sequence, connection, interdependence; see relationship.

  3. Reliance

    trust, belief, confidence, credence; see faith 1.

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