Synonyms of self-supporting

self-supporting

adjective

ˌself-sə-ˈpȯr-tiŋ 

as in independent

able to take care of oneself or itself without outside help

she had to take a higher-paying job in order to be self-supporting

Synonyms & Similar Words

• independent
• self-sustaining
• self-sufficient
• self-reliant
• autonomous
• powerful
• self-supported
• self-sustained
• self-dependent
• free
• self-subsisting
• self-subsistent
• strong
• resilient
• self-determining
• potent

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dependent
• inadequate
• insufficient
• reliant
• incompetent
• helpless
• weak
• impotent

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of self-supporting

Tekton bonds the body together into a seamless, self-supporting monocoque optimized for thermal and leakproof integrity. — New Atlas, 4 Mar. 2026

Public schools in Florida are funded on a per-student basis, and schools that operate at about half capacity or less typically do not generate enough money to be self-supporting, instead draining the district’s budget. — Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Jan. 2026

Despite concerns that failure to be in the blue reading group in first grade dooms a child’s adult options to a career in coal mining (or worse, a lesser UC), both have been completely self-supporting (and not in the coal-mining industry) since graduating from college. — Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2025

The homes' cutting-edge features are designed to feed into a self-supporting energy system that powers each neighborhood with a community battery and has the capability to operate independently during a grid outage. — Medgina Saint-Elien, House Beautiful, 23 Mar. 2023