Collocations for rely - verb

heavily, a lot, strongly
countries that rely heavily on food aid

entirely, exclusively, solely | increasingly | largely, mainly | traditionally

be forced to, have to, must
people who are forced to rely on public transport

tend to

for
They relied entirely on these few weapons for their defence.

safely
You can safely rely on his judgement.

simply
Most historians simply rely on archives.

can/could | can/could always | can/could no longer
The party could no longer rely on its traditional supporters.

for
I couldn''t rely on John for information.