self-sustained
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5.3
- adjective
- /ˌsɛlf səˈsteɪnd/
- They aim to create a self-sustained garden that can produce its own food year-round.
- self-sustained country
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Watch on YouTubeEV seems to be on a self sustained rocket ship to the moon.
- EV seems to be on a self sustained rocket ship to the moon.
- This idea that we are self-sustaining, unique, incredibly powerful beings.
- There would be a large enough number of people that colleagues that care about it such that the process will be self sustained.
Examples
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This idea that we are self-sustaining, unique, incredibly powerful beings.
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The U.S. government comes to the table as a partner, not a patron, lending resources and expertise and, eventually, putting itself out of business when a host country is self-sustaining.
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These rhythms are self sustained, so they repeat of their own accord day after day.
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No, everything is self-sustained.
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It would take a few years to establish the new order of things and get a self-sustained economy that will rely solely on itself rather than the other states.
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Landscape reconstruction and ecological invention both involve their practitioners in actively reshaping the natural world and creating (or re-creating) communities of species that can live together in an ongoing, self-sustained way.
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The solar panel system allows the house to be entirely self-sustained without relying on external electricity sources.
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Her goal is to develop a self-sustained community that depends on its own resources and skills.
Synonyms
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3.9
Can live without help from other people
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4.9
Able to work by itself without other equipment
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4.3
Complete and independent without needing anything else to work
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5.7
Able to keep working without help from others
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4.5
Able to act and decide without help from others
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3.9
Has enough money to live without help from others
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7.4
Able to provide for yourself without help from others
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6.7
A machine that works automatically without people needing to control it
Antonyms
How Self-Sustaining
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6.3
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3.9
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5.3
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2.3
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3.2
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2.8
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word self-sustained combines self ('by itself') and sustain ('keep going' or 'support'). A helpful image is a plant that keeps growing without help, which shows why something self-sustained can continue without outside support.