Synonyms of self-supporting

self-supporting

adjective

ˌself-sə-ˈpȯr-tiŋ 

as in independent

able to take care of oneself or itself without outside help

she had to take a higher-paying job in order to be self-supporting

Synonyms & Similar Words

• independent
• self-sustaining
• self-sufficient
• self-reliant
• autonomous
• powerful
• self-supported
• self-sustained
• self-dependent
• free
• self-subsisting
• self-subsistent
• strong
• resilient
• self-determining
• potent

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dependent
• inadequate
• insufficient
• reliant
• incompetent
• helpless
• weak
• impotent

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of self-supporting

The homes' cutting-edge features are designed to feed into a self-supporting energy system that powers each neighborhood with a community battery and has the capability to operate independently during a grid outage. —Medgina Saint-Elien, House Beautiful, 23 Mar. 2023