Self-sustaining
Self-sustaining adjective - Able to take care of oneself or itself without outside help.
Usage example: with its own farm, the estate was largely self-sustaining
Self-subsistent and self-sustaining are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Self-subsistent" instead an adjective phrase "Self-sustaining".
Self-subsistent
Self-subsistent adjective - Able to take care of oneself or itself without outside help.
Usage example: that country was agronomically self-subsistent before industrialization
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Synonyms for Self-subsistent
Self-sustaining and self-subsistent are semantically related. You can use "Self-sustaining" instead an adjective phrase "Self-subsistent".
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Related pairs
- free and self-sustaining
- free and self-subsistent
- strong and self-sustaining
- strong and self-subsistent
- powerful and self-sustaining
- powerful and self-subsistent
- potent and self-sustaining
- potent and self-subsistent
- independent and self-sustaining
- independent and self-subsistent
- self-sufficient and self-sustaining
- self-sufficient and self-subsistent
- autonomous and self-sustaining
- autonomous and self-subsistent
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