Meaning & use
reliance
Dependence on or trust in someone or something for support, help, or supply.
See it in a sentence
The village's reliance on a single well became a serious problem during the drought.
Her growing reliance on her older sister worried their parents a little.
A note on using this word
Reliance is usually followed by on or upon, as in reliance on technology.
Words with a similar meaning
dependencetrust
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Words with an opposite meaning
independenceself-sufficiency
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