Synonyms and antonyms of To depend on or trust someone or something in British Thesaurus

depend on ()

if one thing depends on another, it is changed or affected by the other thing

rely on ()

to trust someone or something to do something for you

trust (verb)

to be confident that someone is honest, fair, and reliable

count on ()

to depend on someone to do what you want or expect them to do for you

bank on ()

to depend on something happening or on someone doing something

lean on ()

to depend on someone

turn on ()

to be the issue, fact, or point that something depends on most

ride on ()

to depend on something for success

hinge on ()

to depend on something

live off ()

to depend on someone or something for the money or food that you need

count with ()

to depend on something or someone

give someone the benefit of the doubt ()

to treat someone as if their behaviour is honest or correct, even though you are not certain that it is

hang on ()

to depend on something

presuppose (verb)

formal if one thing presupposes another, it cannot exist or happen unless the other thing is also true

put all your eggs in one basket ()

to depend completely on just one idea, plan, or person so that you have no other possibilities if things go wrong

repose (verb)

literary if you repose something such as trust or confidence in someone, you have trust or confidence in them

stand or fall by/on something ()

to succeed or fail because of a particular thing

trust (verb)

to be confident that something is safe, reliable, or effective

trust in ()

to have confidence in someone or something

trust to ()

to depend on something such as luck or chance to help you to achieve something, usually because you have no other choice