SELF-SUPPORTS Synonyms: 20 Similar and Opposite Words

self-support

noun

ˌself-sə-ˈpȯrt

Definition of self-support

as in independence

the ability to care for one's self hopes to achieve full self-support within a year of graduating from college

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Recent Examples of self-support Garmire has been setting FKTs for more than a decade, with career highlights including unsupported or self-supported records on the John Muir Trail in California, Vermont’s Long Trail, the Colorado Trail, the Wonderland Trail in Washington, and the Arizona Trail. — Outside, 26 Sep. 2025 In one show of self-support, the supplies store that many of the RAD’s artists used — Cheap Joe’s — has been taken over, renamed and reopened by a new couple, Philip and Tina DeAngelo, who already owned a studio in the RAD. — Charlotte Observer, 18 Sep. 2025 And for the public, keep it to low-risk self-support — journaling prompts, CBT-style reflections and light coaching — wrapped in clear disclaimers and with instant handoffs to a human whenever risk appears. — John Samuels, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025 But the idea of hiking the PCT self-supported has been percolating for about five years. — Emily Lapointe, Outside Online, 1 May 2025 Since the self-support era, Tokyo has introduced at least one new plan a decade to improve rural development. — Fritz Schumann, Foreign Affairs, 29 Mar. 2015

Recent Examples of Synonyms for self-support

Noun

The scary transition to independence Young adults living away home, without a highly structured school day with classes and extracurriculars dominating most of their time, are going to make mistakes.

— Mary Frances Ruskell, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
What has inspired me most isn’t just their strength, independence and resilience, but the way their divorce has transformed into a beautiful starting point for something better.

— Josh Feldman, NBC news, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of independence

Noun

Explore the distinctive voices who use the Power of No to create focus, quality, autonomy and build a life of remarkable success.

— Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Surfacing bridging content that spans political lines while speaking to what the user values could be a promising direction for fostering both user autonomy and constructive conversation.

— Farnaz Jahanbakhsh, The Conversation, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of autonomy

Noun

Azerbaijan has one of the highest energy self-sufficiency rates in the world.

— Daniel Markind, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Even sequels and prequels — say, those in the Star Wars canon — ideally aspire to a degree of self-sufficiency in which the audience can discern the story and, properly bewitched, can proceed to seek out the other movies.

— Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026