overreliance

Examples

• All

• An overreliance on technology can lead to a lack of basic skills among students.

• The Chinese economy today suffers from massive inefficiency and production problems due to an overreliance on state control.

  Academic text (2018)

• The prominence of the UN role has caused concern that there will be an overreliance on foreign elements.

  Academic text (1993)

• In both countries, this problem results from an overreliance on the memorization of information at the early stages of a student's educational development.

  Academic text (1990)

• The decision grew out of the chiefs' concerns about overreliance on government agencies for program funding, which they argued compromised Indigenous political authority.

  Academic text (2017)

• There is no "magical" solution, and finding alternative energy sources and reducing overreliance on particular suppliers isn't something that one can change overnight.

  Academic text (2015)

• "There are just a lot of problems with overreliance on eyewitness testimony," Huff concludes.

  Academic text (2000)

• Overreliance on teacher-directed and teacher-implemented consequence programs can lead to reduced student acceptance of responsibility for actions.

  Academic text (2012)

• At the same time, it suffered from a number of structural problems, including an overreliance on agriculture, the weakness of the private sector, an unfavorable international environment, and, as a result, chronically high rates of unemployment, especially among the young.

  Academic text (2011)

• Finally, Suldo and Shaffer acknowledge important weaknesses in their research design, including their use of a convenience sample and their overreliance on self-report measures.

  Academic text (2008)

Synonyms

O

overdependence

vsoverreliance

1 4.8

Needing someone or something too much so it causes harm

is a general state of leaning too much without stressing harm

O

overtrust

vsoverreliance

7.5

Believing someone or something too much causes mistakes

is about leaning too much on others rather than misplaced faith

Antonyms

I

independence

608 3.0

Freedom from control by others, for example when a country is free or a person supports themselves

S

self-reliance

17 4.1

Being able to do things and meet needs without help from others

How Dependent

overreliance

1 5.2

reliance

80 3.2

independence

608 3.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology