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reliance

/ɹɪˈlaɪ.əns/noun3 syllables

Reliance means: certainty based on past experience.

Synonyms for reliance1

noun, as in certainty based on past experience

trust

What does reliance mean?2

noun

1

certainty based on past experience“he wrote the paper with considerable reliance on the work of other scientists”

2

the state of relying on something

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with reliance?5

two syllables

science
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Reliance in a sentence

  • Algeria needs to reduce its reliance on oil.Amastan
  • Algeria needs to move away from its reliance on oil and gas.Amastan
  • Algeria needs to move away from its reliance on hydrocarbons.Amastan
  • We need to reduce our reliance on foreign oil.CK
  • The reliance on a data connection to function is a big bugbear.kiryopi
  • The report warned that excessive reliance on software might cause deskilling in the profession.rul
  • Do you think Algeria will overcome its reliance on oil and gas?Amastan
  • Qatar's reliance on oil and natural gas is likely to persist for the foreseeable future.The_World_Factbook

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of reliance

as a noun

plural
reliances