dependent: meaning and words from its letters
9 letters · 13 letter points · starts with D · ends with T
Meaning of dependent
adj
Relying upon; depending upon.
Example: At that point I was dependent on financial aid for my tuition.
Having a probability that is affected by the outcome of a separate event.
Used after a particle (with one or two exceptions), such as those which express questions, subordinate clauses, and negative sentences.
Of part of the body: positioned lower than the heart, like the legs while standing up, or the back while supine.
Listed forms: dependant.
Source: Wiktionary — dependent.
noun
- US
A person who relies on another for support or sustenance, particularly financial support.
Example: With two children and an ailing mother, she had three dependents in all.
- US
An element in phrase or clause structure that is not the head. Includes complements, modifiers and determiners.
- US
The aorist subjunctive or subjunctive perfective: a form of a verb not used independently but preceded by a particle to form the negative or a tense form. Found in Greek and in the Gaelic languages.
- US
dependent (origination), in Buddhism, the idea that the existence of everything is conditional and dependent on a cause, and that nothing happens fortuitously or by chance.
Listed forms: dependents, dependant.
Source: Wiktionary — dependent.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for dependent.
adjective
contingent on something else
adjective
(of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence
adjective
held from above and hanging down
adjective
being under the power or sovereignty of another or others
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is dependent in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of dependent
D(2) + E(1) + P(3) + E(1) + N(1) + D(2) + E(1) + N(1) + T(1) = 13 points.
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Anagrams of dependent
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from dependent
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