Synonyms for self-sufficient
self-suf·fi·cient

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1. self-sufficient, self-sufficing, self-sustainingadjective

   able to provide for your own needs without help from others

   "a self-sufficing economic unit"

   Synonyms:
   self-sustaining, self-sufficing

   Antonyms:
   dependent

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

   self-sustaining, self-reliant, self-sufficiency, autonomous, self-supporting, selfsufficient, self-sustainable, self-reliance, self-contained, stand-alone, self-governing, autonomy, self-satisfied, own-source, self-sustainment, self-sustained

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1. Saker Nusseibeh:

   The U.S. is self-sufficient in food, water, energy and labor - and they've managed to corner the market in technological innovation ... The dollar has to be strong in 2015.

2. Tracey Curtis-Taylor:

   In doing something like this you have to be absolutely self-sufficient, we have done something like 54 stops and that is what takes the time.

3. Paul Klee:

   In the final analysis, a drawing simply is no longer a drawing, no matter how self-sufficient its execution may be. It is a symbol, and the more profoundly the imaginary lines of projection meet higher dimensions, the better.

4. Pyon Jinil:

   Toshimitsu Shigemura, professor emeritus of Waseda University and North Korea expert, also noted the desperation to meet fishing harvest quotas has pushed fishermen to travel farther out. Kim Jong Un is seeking to make North Korea self-sufficient in food, but its sources of protein continues to fall. The rogue nation remains vulnerable to health problems caused by the lack of a varied, balanced diet. Eight skeletal remains were found in a boat, one of the earlier gruesome discoveries. (Kyodo via Reuters) Fishermen are desperate to meet annual catch goals, which are elevated to higher levels every year, Shigemura said. Pyon added: Since then, fishermen have been frantically trying to meet [annual] catch goals, but what's different this year is that they are traveling to distant waters in their fragile boats.

5. Jeff Rosen:

   The victim has struggled her whole life with learning disabilities and challenges to be self-sufficient, if we are not fighting for her, then who are we fighting for ? It has been a long road for this remarkable woman and we are thankful to the jury for providing her some closure and, for our community, justice after an unconscionable and violent crime.