a. | 1. | Hanging down; | ||||||
2. | Relying on, or subject to, something else for support; not able to exist, or sustain itself, or to perform anything, without the will, power, or aid of something else; not self-sustaining; subordinate; - often with on or upon; | |||||||
3. | conditional; contingent or conditioned. Opposite of | |||||||
4. | addicted to drugs.
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n. | 1. | One who depends; one who is sustained by another, or who relies on another for financial support or favor; a hanger-on; a retainer; | ||||||
2. | That which depends; corollary; consequence. |
Noun | 1. | dependent - a person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support) Synonyms: dependant |
Adj. | 1. | dependent - not independent; "dependent children" Antonyms: independent - free from external control and constraint; "an independent mind"; "a series of independent judgments"; "fiercely independent individualism"; "an independent republic" |
2. | dependent - contingent on something else | |
3. | dependent - of a clause; unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence; "a subordinate (or dependent) clause functions as a noun or adjective or adverb within a sentence" Synonyms: subordinate Antonyms: main, independent - of a clause; able to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence; "the main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb" main, independent - of a clause; able to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence; "the main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb" | |
4. | dependent - being under the power or sovereignty of another or others; "subject peoples"; "a dependent prince" Synonyms: subject | |
5. | dependent - addicted to a drug |