Synonyms for self-sufficiency
self-suf·fi·cien·cy

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1. self-sufficiency

   Synonyms:
   abandon, arrogance, assumption, assurance, boldness, conceit, confidence, egotism, forwardness, frankness, freedom, haughtiness, impudence, indiscretion, loquaciousness, loquacity, pertness, sauciness, self-conceit, sociability

   Antonyms:
   backwardness, bashfulness, coldness, constraint, coyness, diffidence, modesty, reserve, shyness, timidity, unobtrusiveness

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1. autonomy, self-direction, self-reliance, self-sufficiencynoun

   personal independence

   Synonyms:
   self-reliance, self-direction, autonomy, liberty

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1. self-sufficiencynoun

   Synonyms:
   self-complacency

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1. List of paraphrases for "self-sufficiency":

   self-reliance, selfsufficiency, self-sufficient, self-sustainment, autonomy, self-sustainability, self-support, self-reliant, self-government, sufficiency, self-sustaining, autarky, independence

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1. Ken Cuccinelli:

   The principle driving it is an old American value and that's self-sufficiency, it will also have the long-term benefit of protecting taxpayers by ensuring people who are immigrating to this country don't become public burdens, that they can stand on their own two feet, as immigrants in years past have done.

2. Eusebio Olmedo:

   We have to adapt to climate change, and these are the best varieties to recover food self-sufficiency.

3. Jeanne Robison:

   We understand having warrants and open cases can be barriers( to self-sufficiency), when we hit( this population) at the right time, when they are in that position when they are ready to make changes... we can help them make those positive changes and move towards self-sufficiency.

4. Kim Jong:

   The basic seeds and themes of the new five-year economic development plan are still self-reliance and self-sufficiency.

5. Yang Shuangquan:

   In offshore oil drilling we'd like to cut the reliance on imports by improving the self-sufficiency, (The plan) draws up... major development projects for the oil industries in exploiting natural gas, shale gas and offshore oil. The latter two will remain as China's strategic moves to ensure energy supply.