self-sustaining
adjective
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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
Synonyms & Antonyms for self-sustaining
Synonyms
independent, self-dependent, self-reliant, self-subsistent, self-subsisting, self-sufficient, self-supported, self-supporting, self-sustained
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