relying
Banking on something
Relying is depending on or trusting in something or someone: We're relying on good weather for the picnic, She's relying on her savings to get through the year.
The word implies a degree of vulnerability—when you rely on something, its failure would leave you in difficulty.
Trust held as true
- faithTrust without proof
- credenceAcceptance as true
- convictionFirmly held belief
- assuranceFirm promise or certainty
certainty · expectation · hope · trustworthiness · integrity · honesty · commitment · fidelity
Temporary exterior work platform
- pillarUpright architectural support
- buttressArchitectural wall reinforcement
- braceDevice providing structural stability
- underpinningFoundational support beneath
foundation · backbone · mainstay · prop · anchor · reinforcement · framework · bedrock
Requiring outside support
- leanLacking fat; incline
- countReckon a total
- bankPlace holding deposits
- necessitateMake unavoidable or essential
require · need · cling · hang · pivot · hinge · rest · anchor
Firm in allegiance
- devotedLoyally and lovingly attached
- steadfastFirmly loyal, unshakeable
- trueAccurate or loyal
- dedicatedWholly committed to something
constant · unwavering · committed · faithful · staunch · dependable · trustworthy · allegiance
Freedom from external control
- self-sufficiencyIndependence from outside aid
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
resourcefulness · resilience · fortitude · bootstrapping · initiative · self-support
belief
Trust held as true
- faithTrust without proof
- credenceAcceptance as true
- convictionFirmly held belief
assurance · certainty · expectation · hope · trustworthiness · integrity · honesty · commitment · fidelity · sincerity
scaffolding
Temporary exterior work platform
- pillarUpright architectural support
- buttressArchitectural wall reinforcement
- braceDevice providing structural stability
underpinning · foundation · backbone · mainstay · prop · anchor · reinforcement · framework · bedrock · cornerstone
dependent
Requiring outside support
necessitate · require · need · cling · hang · pivot · hinge · rest · anchor · crutch
loyal
Firm in allegiance
dedicated · constant · unwavering · committed · faithful · staunch · dependable · trustworthy · allegiance · devotion
independence
Freedom from external control
- self-sufficiencyIndependence from outside aid
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
self-determination · resourcefulness · resilience · fortitude · bootstrapping · initiative · self-support
- waiting onserving, attending, assisting, catering, helping
- Trust actsconfiding, entrusting, believing, opening up, vulnerability
relyingdistrusting
Lacking confidence in others
mistrusting · doubting · disbelieving · suspecting · questioning
relyingstanding alone
Unaccompanied and apart
going it alone · fending for oneself · doing without · bootstrapping
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