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Synonyms & Antonyms of self-reliance
the ability to care for one's self
- some people don't achieve self-reliance until they're over 30 years old
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Antonyms for self-reliance
- dependence
- (also dependance),
- reliance
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The first known use of self-reliance was in 1668
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