RELIANCES Synonyms: 36 Similar and Opposite Words

reliances

noun

plural of reliance

as in anchors

something or someone to which one looks for support he's been the family's foremost reliance in times of trouble many times

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Relevance

as in dependencies

the quality or state of needing something or someone a baby's reliance on her parents his reliance on his next-door neighbor for all the local gossip

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Noun

The announcement has sparked concern among families who view these schools as community anchors.

— Ted Scouten, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
Capp’s flagship class on the Vietnam War’s impact on American religion and culture became a national sensation, drawing praise from members of Congress, television news anchors, and public intellectuals.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of anchors

Noun

Toxic candidates, from our experience, often easily answer questions about successes and strengths but struggle with those about about failures, dependencies, and how others experienced working with them.

— Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 24 Aug. 2026
To prepare, companies should audit critical suppliers, diversify AI dependencies, bolster financing, stress-test customer bases, and continue strategic AI investments.

— Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of dependencies

Noun

More specifically, insects are invertebrates (animals without backbones) and are part of the arthropod phylum, which also includes spiders, crabs, and centipedes.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
Look under rocks for macroinvertebrates (animals without backbones, like stoneflies).

— Carl R. Gold, Baltimore Sun, 18 June 2026

Definition of backbones

Noun

Columbus Blue Jackets Columbus’ core group of Zach Werenski and Adam Fantilli are pillars to build around, and the Blue Jackets have some good secondary young talent too.

— Corey Pronman, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Those two pillars — the Fosse and Harpman — allowed the Levys to open their office in Oakland in 2024.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of pillars

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