Cling to
Cling to verb - To give steadfast support to.
Rely
Rely verb - To place reliance or trust.
Cling to and rely are semantically related in be confident of topic. Sometimes you can use "Cling to" instead a verb "Rely".
Both terms in one sentence
- But remember this... Humanity is not strong enough to live without one to cling to or rely on.
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Bookends: In the Aeon Genesis translation, the opening (referenced above) reads "but people were not strong enough to survive without someone or something to cling to or to rely on." In a particular game ending, "someone or something to cling to or to rely on" is repeated with a new meaning.
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Rely and Cling to. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 02, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cling_to/rely
Cling to & Rely. N.p., 2016. Web. 02 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cling_to/rely>.
Rely or Cling to. 2016. Accessed August 02, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cling_to/rely.
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