Dictionary Check: dependent

"dependent" is a valid word!

Scrabble 13 points
Words with Friends 16 points

Definition

adjective

relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed

Example: "dependent children"
Antonyms:
adjective

contingent on something else

Synonyms:
adjective

(of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence

Example: "a subordinate (or dependent) clause functions as a noun or adjective or adverb within a sentence"
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adjective

held from above and hanging down

Example: "a pendant bunch of grapes"
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adjective

being under the power or sovereignty of another or others

Example: "subject peoples"
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adjective

addicted to a drug

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