SELF-SUFFICIENT Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

self-sufficient

adjective

ˌself-sə-ˈfi-shənt

as in independent

able to take care of oneself or itself without outside help the college student worked nights so that he would be self-sufficient

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Recent Examples of self-sufficient This is a bag with enough backcountry gear and lifesaving materials for the person to be self-sufficient if the mission stretches overnight. —

Jayme Moye, Outside, 27 Feb. 2026 Broce said the agency tapers services such as behavior aides for potentially self-sufficient teenagers with judicial involvement. —

CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026 Sophie has to deal with real stakes, and Ha plays her as stubbornly self-sufficient. —

Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026 Deep, infrequent watering trains the grass to become more self-sufficient. —

Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 22 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for self-sufficient

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independent

Adjective

Whatever happens might instill a rebellious, independent reaction within you.

— Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 16 Mar. 2026
Luminate, the independent data provider to the Billboard charts, completes a thorough review of all data submissions used in compiling the weekly chart rankings.

— Keith Caulfield, Billboard, 15 Mar. 2026

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