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Dependant

Alt. of Dependancy

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Similar meaning 4

Addicted 84% connected

of Addict

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Addicted 84% connected

of Addict

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Conditional 84% connected

Containing, implying, or depending on, a condition or conditions; not absolute; made or granted on certain terms; as, a conditional promise.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Conditional 84% connected

Containing, implying, or depending on, a condition or conditions; not absolute; made or granted on certain terms; as, a conditional promise.

oewn 2023 50% interchangeable

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Narrower term 2

Charge 76% connected

To lay on or impose, as a load, tax, or burden; to load; to fill.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Minion 76% connected

Minimum.

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Receiver 76% connected

One who takes or receives in any manner.

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Recipient 76% connected

A receiver; the person or thing that receives; one to whom, or that to which, anything is given or communicated; specifically, the receiver of a stil…

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Depend 74% connected

To hang down; to be sustained by being fastened or attached to something above.

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Depend 74% connected

To hang down; to be sustained by being fastened or attached to something above.

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Dependency 74% connected

State of being dependent; dependence; state of being subordinate; subordination; concatenation; connection; reliance; trust.

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Dependency 74% connected

State of being dependent; dependence; state of being subordinate; subordination; concatenation; connection; reliance; trust.

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Synonym 3

Dependent 92% connected

Hanging down; as, a dependent bough or leaf.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Hooked 92% connected

of Hook

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Qualified 92% connected

Fitted by accomplishments or endowments.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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