interdependent C1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˌɪntɝdɪˈpɛndənt/ UK /ˌɪntədɪˈpendənt/ See IPA manual Freq #76746 Meanings 1 adj depending on each other; mutually reliant The two services are interdependent, so an outage in one affects the other. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · depending on each other;... mutually dependentreciprocalconnected More mutualist ↔ Opposites independentseparateself-sufficient Word family Derived forms interdependenceinterdependently Related forms dependdependent Etymology From inter- (between, among) + dependent. The prefix marks dependence running in more than one direction. Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # interdependent **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌɪntɝdɪˈpɛndənt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌɪntədɪˈpendənt/ **Frequency rank:** 76746 ## Meanings 1. depending on each other; mutually reliant ## Examples - The two services are interdependent, so an outage in one affects the other. ## Synonyms - mutually dependent - reciprocal - connected - mutualist ## Antonyms - independent - separate - self-sufficient ## Derived Forms - interdependence - interdependently ## Related Forms - depend - dependent ## Etymology From inter- (between, among) + dependent. The prefix marks dependence running in more than one direction. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown