Grade 9
(re-li-ance) 3 syllables

Definition

noun. dependence

Example Sentence

The country's reliance on foreign oil put them in a bind.

Synonyms

dependency; support; mainstay; pillar

Antonyms

independence

Hear It! Say It! Write It!

reliance
Hear It! Say It! Write It!

Rhymes

  • science

  • alliance
  • appliance
  • compliance
  • defiance
  • reliance

  • noncompliance
  • pseudoscience