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. Joanna Szostek:

   China's market is much larger, which probably makes self-sufficiency easier for them, china's internet has been isolated from the very early days ; for Russians, the new isolation will be experienced as more of a loss and disruption.

2. Krijn Poppe:

   In future we have to feed more people, and agriculture is becoming part of geopolitics, you see in a lot of countries there is interest in local production. In Russia it's influenced by a self-sufficiency policy.

3. Ata Mohammad Noor:

   We needed factories to produce our own ammunition and workshops to repair the aircraft and other vehicles that were given to the Afghan forces, but the international forces did not work to build a foundation, a self-sufficiency in Afghanistan.

4. Hank Forrester:

   Weve also seen an uptick in emails, traffic, and sales of our Deer Hunting 101 online course. People are flocking [to hunting]this year as they have increased time and an opportunity to get outdoors, there is also an increased awareness of the possibility of food shortages or issues of modern industrial food systems. Self-sufficiency, a connection with nature, andlocal, sustainable protein free of animal welfare concerns are all reasons why there are now more hunters.

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.