reliance
Leaning on another
Reliance is dependence on or trust in someone or something: The company's reliance on a single supplier proved costly.
Self-reliance is the ability to depend on oneself.
To place reliance on something is to trust it will hold or deliver: I wouldn't place much reliance on his promises.
State of needing support
- trustConfidence in another
- faithTrust without proof
- confidenceSelf-assurance or trust
- leaningTendency toward something
counting on · banking on · need · necessity · attachment · support · backing · assurance
Trust without proof
- confidenceSelf-assurance or trust
- beliefTrust held as true
- credenceAcceptance as true
- assuranceFirm promise or certainty
conviction · certainty · expectation · hope · optimism · security · comfort · reassurance
Freedom from external control
- self-sufficiencyIndependence from outside aid
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- resourcefulnessAbility to solve problems creatively
- self-supportSustaining oneself unaided
self-confidence · empowerment · fortitude · resilience · determination · initiative · bootstrapping · self-determination
State of being unprotected
- riskPossibility of harm
- susceptibilityLiability to influence
- dependencyState of needing support
- overrelianceExcessive trust in something
precariousness · fragility · insecurity · weakness · helplessness · liability · contingency · uncertainty
dependency
State of needing support
- trustConfidence in another
- faithTrust without proof
- confidenceSelf-assurance or trust
leaning · counting on · banking on · need · necessity · attachment · support · backing · assurance · belief
faith
Trust without proof
- confidenceSelf-assurance or trust
- beliefTrust held as true
- credenceAcceptance as true
assurance · conviction · certainty · expectation · hope · optimism · security · comfort · reassurance · dependability
independence
Freedom from external control
- self-sufficiencyIndependence from outside aid
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- resourcefulnessAbility to solve problems creatively
self-support · self-confidence · empowerment · fortitude · resilience · determination · initiative · bootstrapping · self-determination · individualism
exposure
State of being unprotected
- riskPossibility of harm
- susceptibilityLiability to influence
- dependencyState of needing support
overreliance · precariousness · fragility · insecurity · weakness · helplessness · liability · contingency · uncertainty · instability
conglomerate
Corporation spanning many industries
- petroleumNatural underground hydrocarbon liquid
- refineryIndustrial purification facility
- MumbaiIndia's most populous city
telecom · retail · energy · infrastructure · multinational
- connectionslink, links, connect, connection, tie
- dependencedepend, depend on, dependency, need, neediness
- securities lawsuitssecurities fraud, class action, materiality, causation, standing
- beliefsbelief, beliefs, creed, creeds, faith
- deprivationlack, deprivation, need, want, shortage
- unhealthy attachmentclinginess, codependency, enmeshment, clingy, neediness
relianceself-reliance
Depending on oneself alone
independence · self-sufficiency · autonomy · self-support · self-determination
- emotional reliancePsychological dependence on others