SELF-SUPPORTED Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

self-supported

adjective

Definition of self-supported

as in independent

able to take care of oneself or itself without outside help only self-supported performing arts organizations will survive the huge cut in government subsidies

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independent

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That number increases to about 37,000 when six other independent private Catholic schools — like Cristo Rey Miami High School in North Miami and Belen Jesuit Preparatory School — are included.

— Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
Another independent expenditure group, ImpactCT, is spending on digital ads and mailers in support of Bronin that touch on the same themes around corporate PAC money, as well as his support for a ban on congressional stock trading.

— Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 25 July 2026

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