Synonyms for dependent

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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.

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