non-dependent
adjective
(alsonondependent)uk/ˌnɒn.dɪˈpen.dənt/us/ˌnɑːn.dɪˈpen.dənt/notneedingsomeone'ssupporttoprovidemoney,food, etc.:
In the 1980s, only 11% ofhouseholdscontaineda non-dependentchild.
Back in the 1970s, themediaportrayedher as a non-dependentmodernwoman.
takingdrugsor adrug, butabletostopifnecessary;relatingto takingdrugsin this way:
Theresearchwasbasedon asmallstudyof 15recreationalnondependentdrugusers.
Thecoronerrecordedaverdictofdeathby non-dependentdruguse.
- Does thisinsuranceplanprovidemedicalcarecoveragefor non-dependentchildren?
- Weloveeach other, but in anemotionallynon-dependent way.
- Thescreeningequipmentwas lesssensitiveinfemalesand non-dependentdrinkers.
Being based on or depending on something
- as the case might bephrase
- basesomethingonsomething
- bases
- basis
- boil down tosomething
- egg
- footing
- found
- foundational
- hinge
- hinge on/uponsomething
- result fromsomething
- ride
- ride onsomething/someone
- rooted
- spring fromsomething
- strength
- the stuff ofsomethingidiom
- understanding
- wake
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