relies
Trusts for support
Relies is the third-person singular of rely, meaning to depend on or trust in something or someone.
She relies on her morning coffee to wake up.
The whole plan relies on good weather.
To rely on someone is to count on them; to rely on something is to need it for support or function.
Confidence in another
hinge on · rest on · fall back on · turn to · look to · anchor · foundation · cornerstone
Trust without proof
- beliefTrust held as true
- confidenceSelf-assurance or trust
- assuranceFirm promise or certainty
- credenceAcceptance as true
conviction · fidelity · loyalty · commitment · integrity · trustworthiness · dependability · steadfastness
State of being unprotected
- riskPossibility of harm
- insecurityUncertainty about oneself
- susceptibilityLiability to influence
- precariousnessState of uncertain stability
defenselessness · fragility · weakness · dependency · overreliance · single point of failure · liability · helplessness
trust
Confidence in another
bank on · hinge on · rest on · fall back on · turn to · look to · anchor · foundation · cornerstone · pillar
faith
Trust without proof
- beliefTrust held as true
- confidenceSelf-assurance or trust
- assuranceFirm promise or certainty
credence · conviction · fidelity · loyalty · commitment · integrity · trustworthiness · dependability · steadfastness · credibility
exposure
State of being unprotected
- riskPossibility of harm
- insecurityUncertainty about oneself
- susceptibilityLiability to influence
precariousness · defenselessness · fragility · weakness · dependency · overreliance · single point of failure · liability · helplessness · contingency
reliesdistrusts
Lacks faith in
mistrusts · doubts · suspects · questions · disbelieves
reliesstands alone
goes it alone · fends for oneself · does without · pulls one's own weight · makes do
- reliable sourceTrustworthy origin of information
- reliable transportVehicle that consistently functions
- reliable systemsConsistently performing arrangements
- emotional reliancePsychological dependence on others
reliable, reliance, unreliable, reliability, relied, unreliably