SELF-RELIANT Synonyms: 24 Similar and Opposite Words

self-reliant

adjective

ˌself-ri-ˈlī-ənt

Definition of self-reliant next

as in independent

able to take care of oneself or itself without outside help a surprisingly calm and self-reliant child

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Recent Examples of self-reliant The leaders of independent India, wary of inviting new forms of colonial domination, wanted to be self-reliant. —

Tanvi Madan, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025 It's been very important to me to be strong and self-reliant, and to constantly be growing. —

Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025 By moving the economy up the value chain, Beijing hopes to escape the middle-income trap and cement its status as a self-reliant tech superpower. —

Shaoyu Yuan, The Conversation, 5 Nov. 2025 Philippine industries would receive technology transfers to strengthen the country's self-reliant defense capability. —

Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for self-reliant

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independent

Adjective

Will the American people have faith any longer that any investigation can be independent and free of partisanship?

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Mar. 2026
Getting an independent lawyer would help city lawyers avoid a conflict of interest.

— Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026