overdependent
adjective
over·de·pen·dent
ˌō-vər-di-ˈpen-dənt 
: excessively dependent on another for support or assistance
overdependent children
overdependent behavior [=behavior that is characteristic of an overdependent person]
had an overdependent relationship with [=was too dependent upon] her mother
patients who are overdependent on pain killers
an economy that is overdependent on foreign imports
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Cities have become overdependent on the revenue generated by selling bonds to real-estate developers.
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Therese Shaheen, National Review, 27 Feb. 2022
In 2005, the LeRoy Collins Institute, at Florida State University, released a report warning that the state budget was overdependent on the housing boom and would soon experience deep shortfalls.
—Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021
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Therese Shaheen, National Review, 27 Feb. 2022
In 2005, the LeRoy Collins Institute, at Florida State University, released a report warning that the state budget was overdependent on the housing boom and would soon experience deep shortfalls.
—Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2021
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“Overdependent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overdependent. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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