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self-supported

ADJECTIVE

closed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

restricted

WEAK

self-centered self-contained self-sufficient self-sufficing self-supporting self-sustained self-sustaining

Antonyms

WEAK

beginning continuing in business open running started starting unsettled welcoming working

ADJECTIVE

self-sufficient

Synonyms

STRONGEST

competent confident efficient self-supporting self-sustaining

WEAK

arrogant closed conceited doing one's own thing egotistic haughty independent individual on one's own out for number one self-confident self-dependent self-sufficing self-sustained smug unit

Antonyms

STRONGEST

incompetent inefficient unable

WEAK

incapable needy

Example Sentences

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The microgrid can be connected to the main power utility source, but also can function while disconnected in "islanding mode," self-supported by alternate energy sources and unaffected by the issues impacting the main utility.

From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2023

Normally self-supported, this gruelling challenge sees him working with a team of nutritionists, doctors, physiotherapists and specialist triathlon coaches.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2023

They’re especially crucial in West Seattle, where the arch shape is too slight for the 590-foot-long main span to be self-supported by gravity.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 25, 2022

The fact that it’s self-supported is a big ethos of the race.

From New York Times • Feb. 7, 2019

The house lights went down; fiery letters stood out solid and as though self-supported in the darkness.

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley

self-supported

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