as in independent
able to take care of oneself or itself without outside help
a surprisingly calm and self-reliant child
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Recent Examples of self-reliant
Instead, Battilana emphasizes that learning your way around the kitchen from a young age can help a person feel more self-reliant.
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Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 30 Sep. 2025
And yet Birkin was far from the self-reliant gamine embodied by Clara Bow.
—Anahid Nersessian, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
America gave me the confidence of being self-reliant, to care for oneself.
—Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Anyone who visits should be prepared to be fully self-reliant, with extra food, water, and any necessary medications.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
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Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 30 Sep. 2025
And yet Birkin was far from the self-reliant gamine embodied by Clara Bow.
—Anahid Nersessian, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
America gave me the confidence of being self-reliant, to care for oneself.
—Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Anyone who visits should be prepared to be fully self-reliant, with extra food, water, and any necessary medications.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for self-reliant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-reliant
independent
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The government denies the assertion by Imamoglu and the CHP that the case against him is politically driven and says that Turkey’s courts are independent.—
Reuters 17 hr ago,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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Written by Agnieszka Holland, the drama was made for less than $1 million and distributed by independent film company Vestron Pictures.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Self-reliant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/self-reliant. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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