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Another word for dependence

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Noun

  1. Absolute certainty in the trustworthiness of another

    See also:

    belief

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Another word for dependence

Noun

  1. The inability to provide for oneself

    See also:

    necessity

    addiction

  2. Contingency

    See also:

    relationship

  3. Reliance

    See also:

    faith

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Sentence Examples

  • The degree of this dependence was always a matter of dispute.

  • Helen's dependence on me for almost everything makes me strong and glad.

  • The dependence of the island on one crop has been an artificial economic condition often of grave momentary danger to prosperity; but generally speaking, the progress of the industry has been steady.

  • But in addition to these distinctive characters, living matter has some other peculiarities, the chief of which are the dependence of all its activities upon moisture and upon heat, within a limited range of temperature, and the fact that it usually possesses a certain structure or organization.

  • The closing verses strike that deep note of absolute dependence on God, which is the glory of the religion of the Old Testament and its chief contribution to the spirit of the Gospels.

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