reliance
[ ri-lahy-uhns ]
/ rɪˈlaɪ əns /
noun
SYNONYMS FOR reliance
OTHER WORDS FROM reliance
mis·re·li·ance, noun non·re·li·ance, noun o·ver·re·li·ance, noun su·per·re·li·ance, nounWords nearby reliance
relevant,
relevé,
relexify,
reliability,
reliable,
reliance,
reliant,
relic,
relic area,
relict,
relief
Example sentences from the Web for overreliance
But his sexual deviance, sporadic drug addiction, and overreliance on hand-to-hand combat may not hold up to scrutiny.
10 Fictional Replacements for CIA Chief David Petraeus |Ben Teitelbaum, Laura Colarusso |November 10, 2012 |DAILY BEASTTheir nagging problems on offense—simply put, stagnation and an overreliance on one-on-one action—never went away.
Miami Heat’s Victory Over OKC Thunder in Game 4 Signals Shorter Series |Jesse Singal |June 20, 2012 |DAILY BEASTThe essays read like excited missives to a friend, complete with an overreliance on all caps and WTF-style abbreviations.
British Dictionary definitions for overreliance (1 of 2)
overreliance
/ (ˌəʊvərɪˈlaɪəns) /
noun
the state or fact of being too reliant on someone or something
British Dictionary definitions for overreliance (2 of 2)
reliance
/ (rɪˈlaɪəns) /
noun
dependence, confidence, or trust
something or someone upon which one relies