dependent
Definitions
Noun
- A person who relies on another person for support (especially financial support)
Adjective
- Relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed
- (of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence
Fragment
Sounds Like
Spelled Like
Words That Follow
Words That Precede
Statistically Associated
Consonant Match
As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "dependent".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | independent | 4 | 70 |
| 2 | dependent | 3 | 40 |
| 3 | independently | 5 | 12 |
| 4 | interdependent | 5 | 8 |
| 5 | dependents | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | independents | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | overdependent | 5 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "dependent".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | document | 3 | 13 |
| 2 | advancement | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | defendant | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | debutante | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | detachment | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | descendant | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | detriment | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | deployment | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | discernment | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | downpayment | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | daigrepont | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | debarment | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | debasement | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | declarant | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | defoliant | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | depressant | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | derailment | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | descendent | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | devincent | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | disorient | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | dispersant | 3 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "dependent".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | independent | 4 | 70 |
| 2 | depend | 2 | 45 |
| 3 | depending | 3 | 32 |
| 4 | dependence | 3 | 12 |
| 5 | independently | 5 | 12 |
| 6 | depended | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | interdependent | 5 | 8 |
| 8 | expedient | 4 | 7 |
| 9 | defendant | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | dependency | 4 | 3 |
| 11 | dependents | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | despondent | 3 | 2 |
| 13 | decedent | 3 | 2 |
| 14 | independents | 4 | 1 |
| 15 | resplendent | 3 | 1 |
| 16 | descendents | 3 | 1 |
| 17 | descendent | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | overdependent | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | denden | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | decedents | 3 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "dependent" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | dependent on | 1 | 5 |
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "dependent" in a sentence.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "dependent" in the same piece of text.
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | economies | 4 | 2 |
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "dependent".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|
Results:
Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 7
Sound Alikes: 21
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 1
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 1
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
This Word in the News:
10 months: BC contractor claims status as dependent contractor entitled to reasonable notice
Jun 16, 2025 Canadian HR Reporter
Jun 16, 2025 Canadian HR Reporter
These Are the U.S. Universities Most Dependent on International Students
May 23, 2025 The New York Times
May 23, 2025 The New York Times