Need another word that means the same as “rely”? Find 19 synonyms and 30 related words for “rely” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Rely” are: bank, bet, calculate, count, depend, look, reckon, swear, place reliance, bargain, plan, be dependent, lean, hinge, turn, hang, rest, pivot, be contingent
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “rely” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| bank | Put into a bank account. The track was banked to allow a train to take curves faster while maintaining passenger comfort. |
| bargain | Negotiate the terms and conditions of a transaction. We bargained for a beautiful rug in the bazaar. |
| be contingent | Be identical or equivalent to. |
| be dependent | Happen, occur, take place. |
| bet | Maintain with or as if with a bet. I would be prepared to bet that he wanted to leave. |
| calculate | Predict in advance. The program can calculate the number of words that will fit in the space available. |
| count | Include as if by counting. Can you count the books on your shelf. |
| depend | Be grammatically dependent on. His tongue depended from open jaws. |
| hang | Kill by hanging. The murderer was hanged on Friday. |
| hinge | Attach with a hinge. The ironing board was set into the wall and hinged at the bottom. |
| lean | Cause to lean or incline. She leaned over the banister. |
| look | Look forward to the probable occurrence of. He just didn t look himself at all. |
| pivot | Turn on a pivot. The government s reaction pivoted on the response of the Prime Minister. |
| place reliance | Estimate. |
| plan | Make or work out a plan for devise. She had planned the garden from scratch. |
| reckon | Have faith or confidence in. His debts were reckoned at 300 000. |
| rest | Give a rest to. I m going to rest up before travelling to England. |
| swear | Utter obscenities or profanities. He forced them to swear an oath of loyalty to him. |
| turn | To break and turn over earth especially with a plow. The pedophile turned to boys for satisfaction. |
| beholden | Owing thanks or having a duty to someone in return for help or a service. I don t like to be beholden to anybody. |
| belief | Any cognitive content held as true. A belief in democratic politics. |
| believable | (of a fictional character or situation) convincing or realistic. A drama that lacks believable characters. |
| believe | Follow a credo have a faith be a believer. He didn t believe her. |
| centrality | The state of being accessible from a variety of places. The centrality and sovereignty of the state. |
| confidant | Someone to whom private matters are confided. A close confidante of the princess. |
| confiding | Willing to entrust personal matters. She was in a confiding mood. |
| credibility | The quality of being believable or trustworthy. The book s anecdotes have scant regard for credibility. |
| credible | Credulous. A credible witness. |
| credit | Give someone credit for something. A student can earn one unit of academic credit. |
| credulity | Tendency to believe readily. Moneylenders prey upon their credulity and inexperience. |
| credulous | Having or showing too great a readiness to believe things. A ceremony staged for credulous tourists. |
| depend | Be grammatically dependent on. A town which had depended heavily upon the wool industry. |
| dependence | Addiction to drink or drugs. Japan s dependence on imported oil. |
| dependent | Addicted to a drug. A clause dependent on another clause. |
| entirely | To a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole’ is often used informally for `wholly. We have an entirely different outlook. |
| faith | An institution to express belief in a divine power. They broke faith with their investors. |
| faithful | Those who are faithful to a particular religion or political party. The city has always been faithful to the Conservative party. |
| gullible | Easily tricked because of being too trusting. At that early age she had been gullible and in love. |
| heavily | In a manner designed for heavy duty. It was raining heavily. |
| interdependent | (of two or more people or things) dependent on each other. We in Europe are all increasingly interdependent. |
| recourse | Act of turning to for assistance. Have recourse to the courts. |
| reliable | A reliable person or thing. A reliable source of information. |
| reliance | The state of relying on something. He wrote the paper with considerable reliance on the work of other scientists. |
| reliant | Relying on another for support. The company is heavily reliant on the baby market. |
| trust | Confer a trust upon. I should never have trusted her. |
| trusted | Regarded as reliable or truthful. A sure or trusted friend. |
| trustful | Having or marked by a total belief in the reliability, truth, or ability of someone. Great brown eye true and trustful. |
| trusting | Inclined to believe or confide readily; full of trust- Nordhoff & Hall. A shy and trusting child. |
| trustworthy | Worthy of trust or belief. Trustworthy public servants. |
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