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

Authorities have opened roughly 10 criminal cases against independent journalists and popular bloggers.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
One of the loudest voices in the cattle world agitating against the border reopening is Bill Bullard, the CEO of R-CALF, a national association of independent cattle and sheep farmers.

— Max Saltman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of independent

Adjective

The normally staid, stiff-upper-lipped British public was first bereaved.

— Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026
Still, it’s been 10 years since the wordmark was updated, and in the current fruit fly life cycle of frenzied tech rebirths, that’s almost staid.

— Aurich Lawson, ArsTechnica, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of staid

Adjective

This year, its highly self-sufficient Crossover series draws closer than ever before to the Venture S, mirroring it outside and in.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2026
How to Maintain a Micropond Microponds are fairly self-sufficient, especially with water-cleaning plants.

— Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of self-sufficient

Adjective

The talk is grave, the editing unhurried; the camera holds multiple characters in the frame and watches them from a sedate remove.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 30 July 2026
In its own way, the new film is a further tribute to the late Michael’s greatness as a performer, as the footage captured him giving his all — even in front of a sedate Beijing audience.

— David Chiu, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026

Definition of sedate

Adjective

With median monthly costs around $4,800 to buy versus $2,800 to rent, experts say disciplined renters can invest the difference and potentially reach homeownership — or long-term wealth — faster.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Those lessons have produced a more disciplined, operationally focused company, one that has invested heavily in internal systems, construction capabilities, and leadership to support responsible growth at scale.

— Nia Bowers, USA Today, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of disciplined

Adjective

The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office later told PEOPLE that Hickerson was arrested in two separate incidents in August 2025.

— Sean Mandell, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
Across the 10 seasons PSR was in operation from 2015-16 onwards, our calculations turned up 40 separate instances of SCR excesses.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of separate

Adjective

So the archetype of an uncharismatic leader is not necessarily someone unlikeable, introverted, socially incompetent or ineffective.

— Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Artists are generally sort of quiet and introverted, but there was some sort of… not danger about him, exactly, but there was something going on that was exciting and intriguing.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 Aug. 2026