self-sufficient

self–suf·fi·cient

adj \-ˈfi-shənt\

Definition of SELF-SUFFICIENT

1

: able to maintain oneself or itself without outside aid : capable of providing for one's own needs <a self–sufficient farm>

2

: having an extreme confidence in one's own ability or worth : haughty, overbearing

First Known Use of SELF-SUFFICIENT

1592

Related to SELF-SUFFICIENT

Synonyms: independent, self-dependent, self-reliant, self-subsistent, self-subsisting, self-supported, self-supporting, self-sustained, self-sustaining

Antonyms: dependent, reliant

Related Words: autonomous, free, self-determining; potent, powerful, resilient, strong

Near Antonyms: helpless, inadequate, incompetent, insufficient; impotent, weak

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Rhymes with SELF-SUFFICIENT

inefficient