Dependent
Dependent adjective - Relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed.
Usage example: dependent children
Self-sufficient is an antonym for dependent.
Self-sufficient
Self-sufficient adjective - Able to take care of oneself or itself without outside help.
Usage example: the college student worked nights so that he would be self-sufficient
Dependent is an antonym for self-sufficient.
Both words in one sentence
- By distributing civilization into darknet nodes that are self-sustaining and self-sufficient, instead of having a global civilization completely dependent on imports and exports with very little wiggle room, the potential for human civilization to completely collapse decreases significantly.
Source: Literature / Daemon - Martha even comments early on that wealthy children being coddled and waited on by nurses leads to them being dependent and ungrateful, while poorer children like her siblings learn early on to be more self-sufficient and appreciative of what they have.
Source: Literature / The Secret Garden
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