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 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 Corsica is more rugged and self-contained—rocky coastline, mountain roads that drop you straight to the water, and beaches that can feel remote even in summer. — Samantha Leal, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2026 All amenities and experiences here make the hotel feel genuinely self-contained in the best luxury-at-your-fingertips way. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for self-contained

Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-contained

Adjective

OpenAI backs a national AI safety standard, with independent audits and incident reporting for frontier models.

— Paulo Carvão, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Some depend on Iran more than others, Ahmadi said, adding that currently Yemen’s Houthi rebels are likely the most independent.

— Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of independent

Adjective

With its home-preparedness checklist that aims to make citizens self-sufficient for at least a week, the brochure advises keeping at the ready a backpack filled with basics, including water, batteries, and a wireless radio.

— Anna Mulrine Grobe, Christian Science Monitor, 6 July 2026
Suleyman has stated his goal is to make Microsoft AI a self-sufficient, top-tier lab.

— Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 27 June 2026

Definition of self-sufficient

Adjective

An in-house leader owns the playbook and the institutional continuity; outside advisors deliver discrete pieces of it, at advisory rates, each time.

— Shawn Cole, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
That evening would exist forever, suspended, discrete and complete, in the eternal present of time and space.

— Sheila Heti, New Yorker, 26 July 2026

Definition of discrete

Adjective

For more sedate vibes, there’s a library with around 2,000 titles.

— Fran Golden, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 2026
But the book’s ruminative watchfulness is unsuccessfully conjugated in this overly sedate play with music, which has the feel of a song cycle, though sung by the fine cast with gorgeous, lonely sorrow.

— Brian Seibert, New Yorker, 19 June 2026

Definition of sedate

Adjective

Where is your organization creating disciplined coordination, and where is every department still improvising alone?

— Gerald J. Leonard, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
That means Burnham will need to remain disciplined not only in policymaking, but also in how those policies are communicated.

— , CNBC, 21 July 2026

Definition of disciplined

Adjective

The city has not enforced the loan’s default provisions, even after Step Up settled a separate $3 million state lawsuit over undelivered Project Homekey housing.

— Ruyuan Li. Summary produced by AI assistance, Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2026
On Wednesday, two firefighters died on the island, while a third firefighter died battling a separate blaze on the Greek mainland.

— Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 31 July 2026

Definition of separate

Adjective

Some speak disparagingly about Murray’s introverted nature, and others prefer not to ding him.

— Alec Lewis, New York Times, 28 July 2026
Third, respecting one's social battery, whether introverted or extroverted, by scheduling collaborative and solitary tasks appropriately, using buffers.

— Luciana Paulise, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026