Synonyms for self-sufficient
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : self-suh-fish-uh nt, self- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɛlf səˈfɪʃ ənt, ˌsɛlf- |
Top 10 synonyms for self-sufficient
Définition of self-sufficient
Origin :- "able to supply one's own needs," 1580s, from self- + sufficient. Related: Self-sufficiently.
- adj able to take care of oneself
- Even his ways of sitting and standing provoke me, they are so self-sufficient.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- He was a corpulent, florid man, purse-proud, and self-sufficient.
- Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini
- They were so free, so untrammelled and self-sufficient; yes, and so barbarous, too.
- Extract from : « Hidden Water » by Dane Coolidge
- A structure as huge and complex as this had to be self-sufficient.
- Extract from : « The Status Civilization » by Robert Sheckley
- He looked pretty much like a self-sufficient, self-contained adult.
- Extract from : « Ten From Infinity » by Paul W. Fairman
- He was so smug, so self-sufficient—she wanted to stick a pin into him.
- Extract from : « Tutors' Lane » by Wilmarth Lewis
- I am one of the few people in the world who are self-sufficient.
- Extract from : « The Clue of the Twisted Candle » by Edgar Wallace
- We imagine that negation, like affirmation, is self-sufficient.
- Extract from : « Creative Evolution » by Henri Bergson
- The organism must either depend on his environment, or be self-sufficient.
- Extract from : « Natural Law in the Spiritual World » by Henry Drummond
- Through the self-sufficient Jewish theologian the command is addressed to us.
- Extract from : « The Parables of Our Lord » by William Arnot
Antonyms for self-sufficient
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