Synonyms of reliances

reliances

noun

plural of reliance

1

as in anchors

something or someone to which one looks for support

he's been the family's foremost reliance in times of trouble many times

Synonyms & Similar Words

• anchors
• backbones
• pillars
• dependances
• standbys
• mainstays
• crutches
• dependences
• buttresses
• sinews
• spines
• right hands
• refuges
• handmaids
• props
• anchorages
• handmaidens
• harbors
• bolsterers
• stays

2

as in dependencies

the quality or state of needing something or someone

a baby's reliance on her parents

his reliance on his next-door neighbor for all the local gossip

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dependencies
• dependances
• dependences
• reciprocities
• relativities
• confidences
• faiths
• trusts
• stocks
• credences

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• independencies
• independences
• sovereignties
• autonomies
• self-reliances
• self-sufficiencies
• self-supports
• sovranties