Definition of Reliant

needing or depending on someone or something

Examples of Reliant in a sentence

The ill patient was reliant on his wife for all his medical care.  🔊

Although she hated being reliant on others, the woman was thankful for friends she could count on when she had a problem.  🔊

After suffering from a stroke, the man was reliant on tubes and machines to stay alive.  🔊

The police are heavily reliant on witnesses, depending on them to call in the tips that solve crimes.  🔊

Becoming less reliant on her mother for money will make the college student more independent.  🔊

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