depending
Hinging on something
Depending appears almost exclusively with "on" or "upon" to indicate that something is conditional or contingent: Depending on the weather, we might go hiking.
It signals that an outcome varies based on circumstances: The price depends on how many you order.
Less commonly, depending suggests reliance: She's depending on you to come through.
Dependent on prerequisites
- reliantRequiring external support
- subjectMatter under discussion
- predicatedBased on something assumed
- hingingTurning on a joint
based · resting · incumbent · provisional · qualified · stipulated · circumstantial · variable
Placing trust in
- countingDetermining quantity sequentially
- bankingFinancial institution transactions
- leaningTendency toward something
- trustingInclined to believe others
expecting · faith · confidence · reliance · assurance · support · backup
Gave aid or backing
- proppedHeld in position
- hangingExecution by noose
- suspendedHalted or hanging temporarily
- restingIn a state of stillness
anchored · buttressed · braced · underpinned · sustained · upheld · bolstered · reinforced
Cannot be anticipated
- variableProne to fluctuation
- uncertainNot firmly known
- fluctuatingShifting irregularly over time
- changeableCapable of alteration
inconsistent · unreliable · unstable · tentative · indefinite · indeterminate · questionable · doubtful
Settled regular tendency
- substancePhysical material with mass
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- relianceState of needing support
enabler · rehabilitation · recovery · relapse · intervention · detox
conditional
Dependent on prerequisites
- reliantRequiring external support
- subjectMatter under discussion
- predicatedBased on something assumed
hinging · based · resting · incumbent · provisional · qualified · stipulated · circumstantial · variable · situational
relying
Placing trust in
- countingDetermining quantity sequentially
- bankingFinancial institution transactions
- leaningTendency toward something
trusting · expecting · faith · confidence · reliance · assurance · support · backup
supported
Gave aid or backing
resting · anchored · buttressed · braced · underpinned · sustained · upheld · bolstered · reinforced
unpredictable
Cannot be anticipated
- variableProne to fluctuation
- uncertainNot firmly known
- fluctuatingShifting irregularly over time
changeable · inconsistent · unreliable · unstable · tentative · indefinite · indeterminate · questionable · doubtful · speculative
habit
Settled regular tendency
- substancePhysical material with mass
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
reliance · enabler · rehabilitation · recovery · relapse · intervention · detox
- turning toseeking, consulting, deferring, invoking, resorting
- waiting onserving, attending, assisting, catering, helping
- Trust actsconfiding, entrusting, believing, opening up, vulnerability
dependingregardless
Despite the circumstances
irrespective · unconditionally · invariably · no matter what · always
dependingindependent
Free from external control
self-reliant · autonomous · self-sufficient · standing alone · self-supporting
dependingfixed
Restored or immovable
guaranteed · certain · assured · settled · determined
- depending onConditional based on
depend, independent, independence, dependent, dependence, dependency, depends, depended, dependents