self–sustained

able to take care of oneself or itself without outside help each new colony was expected to develop a self-sustained economy Synonyms independent, self-dependent, self-reliant, self-subsistent, self-subsisting, self-supported, self-supporting, self-sustained, self-sustainingRelated Words autonomous, free, self-determining; potent, powerful, resilient, strongNear Antonyms helpless, inadequate, incompetent, insufficient; impotent, weakAntonyms dependent, reliant