reliant

2 definitions • 4 examples

needing a particular thing or person in order to continue, to work correctly, or to succeed:

He's completely reliant on his wheelchair to get about.

The project is heavily reliant on volunteers.

to need or depend on something or someone in order to be able to do something:

Census data revealed today showed just how reliant we have all become on technology.

We need to make the transition towards an energy economy which is not reliant upon fossil fuels.