Synonyms of self-sustaining

self-sustaining

adjective

ˌself-sə-ˈstā-niŋ 

as in independent

able to take care of oneself or itself without outside help

with its own farm, the estate was largely self-sustaining

Synonyms & Similar Words

• independent
• self-sufficient
• autonomous
• self-sustained
• powerful
• self-reliant
• self-supporting
• self-supported
• 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-sustaining

While Musk’s core mission has always been to create a self-sustaining city on Mars, Bezos favors the idea of massive, spinning space station in Earth’s orbit. — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 12 June 2026

The neighborhood was one of the most artistically flush, self-sustaining Black communities on the West Coast until a 1949 urban renewal plan kickstarted the displacement and neglect still going on today. — Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 4 June 2026

As previously reported, Silo is set in a self-sustaining underground city inhabited by a community whose recorded history dates back only 140 years. — ArsTechnica, 2 June 2026

Sartori surveys the lagoon weekly by boat for signs of nesting, which would indicate a self-sustaining Venetian colony. — ABC News, 30 May 2026