self-sustaining

self–sus·tain·ing

adj \-sə-ˈstā-niŋ\

Definition of SELF-SUSTAINING

1

: maintaining or able to maintain oneself or itself by independent effort <a self–sustaining community>

2

: maintaining or able to maintain itself once commenced <a self–sustaining nuclear reaction>

First Known Use of SELF-SUSTAINING

1799

Related to SELF-SUSTAINING

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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