self-reliant
13
4.5
- adjective
- /ˌsɛlf rɪˈlaɪənt/
:
autosuficiente
- One look and you knew she was solid, self-reliant, and utterly self-possessed.
- become self-reliant
- more self-reliant
- economically self-reliant
And he was the most self reliant person.
- And he was the most self reliant person.
- People become autonomous, self reliant, and they self organize.
- And so that's really my ultimate goal is to just make it easy for people to start being more self reliant.
- So it's very clear that this is a book for the self reliant or the person who wants to be talked into being self reliant.
- We see these, we see these people become more self reliant first and then there's an independence and then they become a role model.
- And then with this work, it's like, ow, like I'm self reliant.
- I'm so American, self reliant and sick.
Examples
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We think as parents, our job is to raise self reliant, independent adults and that is an important thing to do.
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Iraq still has a long way to go before it becomes a stable, sovereign, and self-reliant country.
Academic text (2011) -
And he was the most self reliant person.
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We're all equal, self-reliant citizens of the world here.
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We think as parents our job is to raise self reliant independent adults and that is an important thing to do.
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I became very independent and self-reliant because I could not depend on my mother.
Blog text (17) -
As a Louisiana man, being self-reliant and prepared is a way of life.
Blog text (27) -
The project aims to promote literacy, health education, and self-reliant development in rural communities in Nigeria.
Academic text (1993) -
I saw Americans as independent, hardworking, self-reliant.
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In the old days on America's Western frontier, settlers had to be self-reliant and resourceful.
Synonyms
984
2.3
Not controlled by others
51
6.3
Free to make its own decisions without outside control
33
3.9
Can live without help from other people
20
4.3
Complete and independent without needing anything else to work
12
4.2
Able to live and support yourself without help from others
10
5.7
Able to keep working without help from others
5
4.4
To support yourself without help from other people
3
3.9
Has enough money to live without help from others
1
5.1
A person who decides and acts on their own without being told
1
5.3
Able to continue to work or live without help from others
Able to provide for yourself without help from others
Antonyms
How Independent
984
2.3
33
3.9
51
6.3
13
4.5
30
4.0
182
2.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Self-reliant combines self ('oneself') and rely ('depend on'), so it literally means 'depend on yourself'. It describes a person who uses their own skills and resources instead of waiting for help from others.