💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Hinge upon"
Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| depend onverb | be contingent on |
| depend uponverb | be contingent on |
| devolve onverb | be contingent on |
| hinge onverb | To depend on; to be contingent upon. |
| ride onverb | (slang, African-American Vernacular, transitive) To target (somebody) in a drive-by shooting. |
| turn onverb | (transitive) To power up, to put into operation, to start, to activate (an appliance, light, mechanism, functionality etc.). |
| hinge jointnoun | (anatomy) A type of joint where motion is restricted to one plane as in the knee or elbow. |
| door hingenoun | The hinge of a door. |
| hingingverb | (intransitive, with on or upon) To depend on something. |
| strap hingenoun | a hinge with two long straps; one strap is fastened to the surface of a moving part (e.g., a door or lid) and the other is fastened to the adjacent stationary frame |
| hinged | Affixed by a hinge, as a door. |
| rely uponverb | Alternative form of rely on. [(transitive) To be confident in.] |
| dependent on | — |
| contingent on | — |
| subject to | — |
| incumbent upon | — |
| latch ontoverb | (idiomatic, transitive) To obtain, acquire or get and keep hold of something. |
| dependantnoun | UK and Commonwealth standard spelling of dependent. |
| based on | being founded on |
| base onverb | (ditransitive) To ground (an opinion, a conclusion, etc) on. |
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