Synonyms of depended

depended

verb

past tense of depend

1

as in based

to be determined by, based on, or subject (to)

whether or not we play baseball will depend on how much rain we get

Synonyms & Similar Words

• based
• turned
• hung
• rode
• hinged
• rested
• hanged
• founded
• established
• stayed
• rid
• grounded

2

as in relied

to place reliance or trust

I know I can always depend on you for help when I really need it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• relied
• counted
• leaned
• called upon
• stood on
• calculated
• looked to
• intrusted
• reckoned
• called on
• confided
• banked on
• entrusted
• trusted
• figured on
• committed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• questioned
• suspected
• distrusted
• mistrusted

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of depended

One-fourth of American service members cast absentee ballots that year, with some 100,000 using Official Federal War Ballots that depended entirely on write-in entries. —Roger Catlin, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Oct. 2024

These ancient hunter-gatherers also depended on the cenotes as a water source, and probably for shelter as well. —Martin Broen, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Oct. 2024

The rise of the movie industry only fuelled the city’s appetite for hype diets, driven by actors whose livelihood depended on maintaining a youthful vitality, and by fans desperate to know what the stars were eating for breakfast. —Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024

Humans depended on sounds to tell them how to avoid danger and to recognize the cry of their own children. —Howard Homonoff, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024

The length of our trip, though, depended on the performance of our cooler. —Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 28 Sep. 2024