dependent

Meanings

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
  • "dependent children"
  • "dependent on moisture"
• (of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence
  • "a subordinate (or dependent) clause functions as a noun or adjective or adverb within a sentence"

Adjective Satellite

• contingent on something else
• held from above
• being under the power or sovereignty of another or others
  • "a dependent prince"
• addicted to a drug

Synonyms

dependant, drug-addicted, hooked, pendant, pendent, qualified, strung-out, subject, subordinate

Antonyms

independent