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Antonyms for self-sufficient


Grammar : Adj
Spell : self-suh-fish-uh nt, self-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɛlf səˈfɪʃ ənt, ˌsɛlf-



Definition of self-sufficient

Origin :
  • "able to supply one's own needs," 1580s, from self- + sufficient. Related: Self-sufficiently.
  • adj able to take care of oneself
Example sentences :
  • Even his ways of sitting and standing provoke me, they are so self-sufficient.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • He was a corpulent, florid man, purse-proud, and self-sufficient.
  • Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini
  • They were so free, so untrammelled and self-sufficient; yes, and so barbarous, too.
  • Extract from : « Hidden Water » by Dane Coolidge
  • A structure as huge and complex as this had to be self-sufficient.
  • Extract from : « The Status Civilization » by Robert Sheckley
  • He looked pretty much like a self-sufficient, self-contained adult.
  • Extract from : « Ten From Infinity » by Paul W. Fairman
  • He was so smug, so self-sufficient—she wanted to stick a pin into him.
  • Extract from : « Tutors' Lane » by Wilmarth Lewis
  • I am one of the few people in the world who are self-sufficient.
  • Extract from : « The Clue of the Twisted Candle » by Edgar Wallace
  • We imagine that negation, like affirmation, is self-sufficient.
  • Extract from : « Creative Evolution » by Henri Bergson
  • The organism must either depend on his environment, or be self-sufficient.
  • Extract from : « Natural Law in the Spiritual World » by Henry Drummond
  • Through the self-sufficient Jewish theologian the command is addressed to us.
  • Extract from : « The Parables of Our Lord » by William Arnot

Synonyms for self-sufficient

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