self-sufficient
adjective
self-suf·fi·cient
ˌself-sə-ˈfi-shənt 
1
: able to maintain oneself or itself without outside aid : capable of providing for one's own needs
a self-sufficient farm
2
: having an extreme confidence in one's own ability or worth : haughty, overbearing
Examples of self-sufficient in a Sentence
the college student worked nights so that he would be self-sufficient
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While the new directives have provisions to increase domestic uranium production, establishing a self-sufficient supply chain will require significant time and investment, potentially delaying reactor deployments.
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Garth Friesen, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
The submersible, like a submarine, is meant to take people under water, but is smaller and less self-sufficient than military-grade submarines.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 24 May 2025
The latest ongoing siege has only further crippled the ability of Gaza to be food self-sufficient.
—Yara M. Asi, The Conversation, 21 May 2025
The name Maroon is a reference to the Maroons of Jamaica—descendants of enslaved Africans who escaped bondage and created self-sufficient communities in Jamaica’s Blue Mountains.
—David Morris, Travel + Leisure, 20 May 2025
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Garth Friesen, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
The submersible, like a submarine, is meant to take people under water, but is smaller and less self-sufficient than military-grade submarines.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 24 May 2025
The latest ongoing siege has only further crippled the ability of Gaza to be food self-sufficient.
—Yara M. Asi, The Conversation, 21 May 2025
The name Maroon is a reference to the Maroons of Jamaica—descendants of enslaved Africans who escaped bondage and created self-sufficient communities in Jamaica’s Blue Mountains.
—David Morris, Travel + Leisure, 20 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for self-sufficient
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“Self-sufficient.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-sufficient. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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