dependent synonyms

dependent

modif.

  1. Subordinate

    subject, subservient, secondary, lesser; see subordinate.

  2. Needing outside support

    helpless, poor, indigent, minor, immature, clinging, reliant, weak, not able to sustain oneself, addicted; see also weak 6.

  3. Contingent

    liable to, subject to, incidental to, conditional, conditioned, under the control of (something exterior), sustained by, unable to exist without, subordinate, ancillary, accessory to, provisory, controlled by, regulated by, determined by, on a string*; see also conditional.

dependent

n.

minor, child, charge, ward, retired person, orphan, minor, protegé, retainer, hanger-on; see also child, ward 2.

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