SELF-CONTAINED Synonyms: 151 Similar and Opposite Words

self-contained

adjective

Definition of self-contained

as in independent

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as in staid

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as in self-sufficient

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Recent Examples of self-contained Not separate, but self-contained, with their own rhythm of light, materiality, and silence. — Mary Holland, Architectural Digest, 16 June 2026 Elinor Dashwood is the epitome of Sense—self-contained, controlled, restrained. — Literary Hub, 8 June 2026 Gone is the sprawling period drama that traverses the 20th century as Louis pieces together the fragments of his memory while self-contained in a modern, minimalist, staid abode in present-day Dubai. — Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 3 June 2026 Trauma has left him dour and self-contained, as inaccessible to others as his childhood is to him. — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 1 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for self-contained

Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-contained

Adjective

At the end of September, leaders of several of the biggest AI companies went to the White House and signed an accord committing to internal risk controls, independent audits and board-level oversight of safety.

— Giorgos Tsetis, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
However, the ministry’s statement does not provide independent verification of the results or disclose additional technical details about the missiles’ performance.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of independent

Adjective

The Bay Area rapper’s latest record boasts vivid scenes and careful character studies, backed by live instrumentation and occasionally staid samples.

— Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 14 Oct. 2026
By the mid-’00s, pop music on both sides of the Atlantic had arrived at a relatively staid place, in pretty dire need of something of a reset.

— Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of staid

Adjective

Instead, the island became self-sufficient, with the majority of residents managing their own farmland, with the island still bearing its patchwork quilt of stone walls and boundary lines.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
In general, the Strengthening Institutions Program seeks to help schools become self-sufficient and expand their capacity to serve low-income students.

— Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of self-sufficient

Adjective

Washington needs to recognize that the Kremlin regards Ukraine not as a discrete conflict but as part of a broader struggle over Europe’s strategic order.

— Dmitry Adamsky, Foreign Affairs, 21 Oct. 2026
The operation plays a central role in quantum algorithms targeting the elliptic-curve discrete logarithm problem.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of discrete

Adjective

The high-wire act that followed—in which performers had to make these bland conceits into something funny without, ostensibly, preparing any jokes in advance—introduced a tension that made sketch shows feel sedate and uneven by comparison.

— Dan Brooks, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026
Tennessee’s execution protocol relies on pentobarbital, a caustic barbiturate that slows down breathing and has been used to treat seizures, sedate people before surgery and euthanize animals.

— Keri Blakinger, ProPublica, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of sedate

Adjective

Davis’s letter follows a separate ethics complaint filed by a conservative watchdog group to the Senate Select Committee on Ethics over Slotkin’s University of Chicago remarks, first reported by the Washington Examiner on Tuesday.

— Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 22 Oct. 2026
Ticketmaster also faces a separate lawsuit from the Federal Trade Commission and seven states.

— James LaForge, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of separate

Adjective

On average, introverted people find social stimulation less rewarding, while extroverted people are more likely to benefit from social contact.

— Desireé Oostland, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
What readers are saying The comments reflect a range of perspectives on a relationship dynamic where one partner, an extrovert, desires more social planning from their introverted spouse.

— Emily Morman, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2026