self–dependent

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of SELF-DEPENDENT

able to take care of oneself or itself without outside help <a program to help teenage parents become self-dependent>

Synonyms independent, self-dependent, self-reliant, self-subsistent, self-subsisting, self-supported, self-supporting, self-sustained, self-sustaining

Related Words autonomous, free, self-determining; potent, powerful, resilient, strong

Near Antonyms helpless, inadequate, incompetent, insufficient; impotent, weak

Antonyms dependent, reliant

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