Antonyms for self-contained
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : self-kuh n-teynd, self- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɛlf kənˈteɪnd, ˌsɛlf- |
Definition of self-contained
Origin :- 1590s, from self- + contained (see contain).
- adj independent
- Yet we have just seen that the Greeks of old were too self-contained for their Italian brethren.
- Extract from : « The Dramatic Values in Plautus » by Wilton Wallace Blancke
- Each village community was self-contained, and had its own officers.
- Extract from : « English Villages » by P. H. Ditchfield
- To him the subject-matter 23 of the science is self-contained.
- Extract from : « The Child and the Curriculum » by John Dewey
- His gloomy eye smouldered as it considered the self-contained buccaneer.
- Extract from : « Captain Blood » by Rafael Sabatini
- And he was cool, too; cool and self-contained; fearless and purposeful.
- Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini
- At the table-head Joseph still sat cool, self-contained, even amused.
- Extract from : « The Tavern Knight » by Rafael Sabatini
- This was not the quiet, self-contained man upon whom she had leaned for months.
- Extract from : « The Dominant Strain » by Anna Chapin Ray
- Men like me are necessary to make room for self-contained, thinking men like you.
- Extract from : « Under Western Eyes » by Joseph Conrad
- As a half-blood gypsy tinker he must have been self-contained and pleasant.
- Extract from : « The Gypsies » by Charles G. Leland
- He looked pretty much like a self-sufficient, self-contained adult.
- Extract from : « Ten From Infinity » by Paul W. Fairman
Synonyms for self-contained
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