Interdependent

Quick meaning: Interdependent is an adjective meaning Mutually dependent; reliant on one another.

Meaning

Mutually dependent; reliant on one another.

Example Sentences

All life on our planet exists only because we are enmeshed within a complex web of interdependent ecological and social systems.

Instead, think of Congress and the Fed as interdependent institutions — a political relationship that constrains the Fed’s conduct.

[…] it allowed me to grasp something quite remarkable: how onetime enemies and rivals across the Middle East are on the cusp of becoming so much more interconnected and interdependent than ever before.

Steeped in a culture telling us to think of ourselves as consumers instead of citizens, as self-reliant instead of interdependent, is it any wonder we deal with a systemic issue by turning in droves to ineffectual, individual efforts?

Word Forms

• inter-dependent

Synonyms for interdependent

Depending on context, synonyms include dependent, mutualist.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include dependent, mutualist, interdependency, interdependence, interrelation, interrelated.

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