Synonyms of relied

relied

verb

past tense of rely

as in depended

to place reliance or trust

rigorously tested the rope before starting out, for the rock climbers would be relying on it with their very lives

Synonyms & Similar Words

• depended
• counted
• leaned
• stood on
• calculated
• trusted
• looked to
• called on
• reckoned
• entrusted
• confided
• banked on
• figured on
• committed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• questioned
• suspected
• distrusted
• mistrusted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of relied

Many off-grid communities have long relied on costly, polluting diesel generators. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026

Obama himself relied heavily on the 2001 Authorization for the Use of Military Force — passed by Congress under Bush — in his military campaign against Islamic State during his presidency. — Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

So far, so good for the Heat’s free-flowing offense, which relied on off-ball movement to create lanes for the most drives and most isolations per 100 possessions in the NBA last season. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026

Legal researcher Damien Charlotin keeps a public database of court decisions in which someone relied on AI-hallucinated material. — Dhyey Mavani, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Over the past several years, when other universities in the system ran into trouble on any variety of issues, the BOR and CSCU relied on CCSU to send a team to find solutions. — Dr. Matthew Warshauer, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026

There wasn’t a lot of offense in the NFL’s first European game of the season, but the Colts (2-2) relied on a resurgent defense and running back Jonathan Taylor to put away the Commanders 30-13. — James Boyd, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

The production team relied heavily on drones to provide first-person points of view, as well as a robotic arm that could be preprogrammed for long camera takes—initially developed for studio use and deployed for the first time in the field. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 4 Oct. 2026

That is important because scientists have long relied on the shape and direction of light to control which quantum states can be reached. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026