self-sufficient
adjective
self-suf·fi·cient
ˌself-sə-ˈfi-shənt 
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
Examples of self-sufficient in a Sentence
the college student worked nights so that he would be self-sufficient
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Governments and engineers must build local capacity for key inputs (for example, yeast or enzymatic factories to make nucleotides, domestic lipase production, or even alternate capping chemistries) to make regional hubs self-sufficient.
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Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 19 Nov. 2025
Encouraging Germany to develop its own nuclear weapons would finally create the kind of self-sufficient Europe that enables an American exit.
—Moritz S. Graefrath, Foreign Affairs, 19 Nov. 2025
Locals would harvest nuts for themselves but otherwise ignored the self-sufficient trees.
—Shelley Mitchell, The Conversation, 18 Nov. 2025
In conclusion, filmmaking is a communal effort, a collective endeavor in which no one is self-sufficient.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 15 Nov. 2025
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Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 19 Nov. 2025
Encouraging Germany to develop its own nuclear weapons would finally create the kind of self-sufficient Europe that enables an American exit.
—Moritz S. Graefrath, Foreign Affairs, 19 Nov. 2025
Locals would harvest nuts for themselves but otherwise ignored the self-sufficient trees.
—Shelley Mitchell, The Conversation, 18 Nov. 2025
In conclusion, filmmaking is a communal effort, a collective endeavor in which no one is self-sufficient.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 15 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for self-sufficient
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“Self-sufficient.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-sufficient. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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