Dependent
Dependent adjective - Extending freely from a support from above.
Supporting and dependent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Supporting" instead an adjective "Dependent".
Supporting
Supporting adjective - Serving to give support to the truth or factualness of something.
Dependent and supporting are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dependent" instead an adjective "Supporting".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Supporting Protagonist: It's evident that Artyom is really dependent upon the help of the more experienced veterans.
Source: Video Game / Metro 2033 -
In the Netherlands it's generally seen as uncommon and somewhat overly dependent to still live with one's parents if one is comfortably in one's 20s and has some way of supporting oneself.
Source: Basement-Dweller -
On suspension bridges, their stability is absolutely dependent upon the tension of the suspending ropes that stretch over the tops of the supporting towers (hence the name).
Source: Film / The Dark Knight Rises
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