English Synonym Finder

self-sufficient

Definitions

Able to maintain oneself or itself without outside aid; capable of providing for one's own needs.

Needing no outside help in satisfying one's basic requirements.

Examples

The remote village became entirely self-sufficient by growing its own crops and generating its own electricity.

After moving out, she learned how to be self-sufficient by managing her own finances and cooking her own meals.

Synonyms

independent self-reliant autonomous self-supporting self-contained

Antonyms

dependent reliant helpless needy parasitic