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Showing words for DEPENDENTS using the English dictionary

10 Letter Words for Dependents

dependents

9 Letter Words for Dependents

dependent

8 Letter Words for Dependents

pendente, pendents, pentenes

7 Letter Words for Dependents

deedest, deepens, deepest, dennets, depends, despeed, despend, ensteep, pendens, pendent, pentene, steeded, steened, steeped, steepen, stended, stenned, teended

6 Letter Words for Dependents

deepen, denets, denned, dennet, densen, dented, dentes, depend, deseed, endent, ensete, needed, neednt, neesed, nenets, nested, peened, pended, penest, penned, pennes, pennet, pensee, sedent, seeded, seeped, sended, sendee, sennet, sented, stedde, steded, teends, teened, teenes, tended, tennes, tensed, tepees

5 Letter Words for Dependents

deeds, deens, deeps, deets, denes, denet, dense, dents, eeten, ended, enent, enets, epees, etens, needn, needs, neeps, neese, nenes, netes, pedee, pedes, peens, pendn, pends, pened, penne, pense, pents, peste, psend, sente, sneed, speed, speen, spend, spent, spete, stedd, stede, steed, steen, steep, stend, teend, teene, teens, tends, tenes, tenne, tense, tepee

4 Letter Words for Dependents

deed, deen, deep, dees, deet, dene, dens, dent, depe, dept, detd, detn, eden, ende, ends, ened, enes, ense, epee, esne, eten, neds, need, neep, neet, nene, neps, nese, nest, nete, nets, peds, peed, peen, pees, pend, pene, pens, pent, pest, pete, pets, ptsd, seed, seen, seep, send, sene, sent, sepd, sepn, sept, sned, snee, sped, spet, sted, sten, step, teds, teed, teen, tees, tend, tene, tens, tepe

3 Letter Words for Dependents

dds, ddt, ded, dee, den, dep, des, det, dpt, dsp, dtd, edd, edp, eds, een, end, ene, ens, esd, ese, esp, est, ned, nee, nep, net, nne, pdn, ped, pee, pen, pes, pet, pst, pte, pts, sed, see, sen, sep, set, spt, std, ted, tee, ten, tes, tpd, tps, tsp

Definitions for Dependents

[1] relying on someone or something else for aid, support, etc.
[2] conditioned or determined by something else; contingent: Our trip is dependent on the weather.
[3] subordinate; subject: a dependent territory.
[4] Grammar . not used in isolation; used only in connection with other forms. In I walked out when the bell rang, when the bell rang is a dependent clause. Compare independent(def 14) , main1(def 4) .
[5] hanging down; pendent.
[6] Mathematics . (of a variable) having values determined by one or more independent variables. (of an equation) having solutions that are identical to those of another equation or to those of a set of equations.
[7] Statistics . (of an event or a value) not statistically independent.
[8] a person who depends on or needs someone or something for aid, support, favor, etc.
[9] a child, spouse, parent, or certain other relative to whom one contributes all or a major amount of necessary financial support: She listed two dependents on her income-tax form.
[10] Archaic . a subordinate part.
[11] depending on a person or thing for aid, support, life, etc
[12] (postpositive; foll by on or upon) influenced or conditioned (by); contingent (on)
[13] subordinate; subject a dependent prince
[14] obsolete hanging down
[15] maths (of a variable) having a value depending on that assumed by a related independent variable (of a linear equation) having every solution as a solution of one or more given linear equations
[16] grammar an element in a phrase or clause that is not the governor
[17] a variant spelling (esp US) of dependant

Words related to Dependents

dependentpoor, defenseless, vulnerable, reliant, susceptible, conditional, subordinate, inferior, minor, secondary, relative, reckoning, clinging, debased, immature, indigent, lesser, under, humbled

Words nearby Dependents

dependentdependable, dependant, dependence, dependency, dependency-prone, dependent, dependent clause, dependent drainage, dependent edema, dependent personality, dependent variable

Origin of Dependents

First recorded in 1375–1425, dependent is from the late Middle English word dependaunt. See depend, -ent

Words that may be confused with Dependents

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, dependentdependant, dependent

Other words from Dependents

de·pend·ent·ly , adverb
o·ver·de·pend·ent , adjective
pre·de·pend·ent , adjective
qua·si-de·pend·ent , adjective
qua·si-de·pend·ent·ly , adverb
self-de·pend·ent , adjective
self-de·pend·ent·ly , adverb
sem·i·de·pend·ent , adjective
sem·i·de·pend·ent·ly , adverb
un·de·pend·ent , adjective

Synonyms for Dependents

backscratcher, backslapper, bootlicker, dependent, doormat, fan, fawner, flatterer, flunky, follower, groupie, hanger-on, lackey, parasite, puppet, slave, stooge, subordinate, toady, brownnoser, yes-man/woman, yes-person