: confident in your own abilities and able to do things for yourself : not needing help from other people
She worked very hard to be self-reliant.
a self-reliant adult
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“Self-reliant.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/self-reliant. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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