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Synonyms & Antonyms of self-dependence
the ability to care for one's self
- encouraged her children to develop self-dependence at a relatively early age
- a level of self-dependence rarely seen in teens
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Antonyms for self-dependence
- dependence
- (also dependance),
- reliance
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The first known use of self-dependence was circa 1620
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