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self-sustained

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of 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 of self-sustained

independent, self-dependent, self-reliant, self-subsistent, self-subsisting, self-sufficient, self-supported, self-supporting, self-sustaining
Words Related to self-sustained

autonomous, free, self-determining

potent, powerful, resilient, strong
Near Antonyms of self-sustained

helpless, inadequate, incompetent, insufficient

impotent, weak
Antonyms of self-sustained

dependent, reliant

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