Reliant on one's own powers and resources rather than those of others.
a self-reliant little girl
Example sentencesExamples
The natural hazards are too numerous and the climate too determinedly extreme to tolerate inhabitation by anybody but the most intrepid and self-reliant.
It's wonderful to be independent and self-reliant.
New Zealanders tend to be resourceful, self-reliant people.
He appears self-reliant and confident with some maturity.
Indeed, learning a martial art makes one self-reliant and disciplined, and also greatly boosts one's confidence.
Synonyms
self-sufficient, self-supporting, self-sustaining, self-standing, able to stand on one's own two feet, living on one's hump
self-contained, independent, self-made
rare autarkic, autarkical
Derivatives
self-reliantly
adverb
Labor unions, he held, should self-reliantly pursue their objectives directly by militantly bargaining with employers.
Definition of self-reliant in US English:
self-reliant
adjective
Reliant on one's own powers and resources rather than those of others.
a self-reliant little girl
Example sentencesExamples
The natural hazards are too numerous and the climate too determinedly extreme to tolerate inhabitation by anybody but the most intrepid and self-reliant.
Indeed, learning a martial art makes one self-reliant and disciplined, and also greatly boosts one's confidence.
New Zealanders tend to be resourceful, self-reliant people.
It's wonderful to be independent and self-reliant.
He appears self-reliant and confident with some maturity.
Synonyms
self-sufficient, self-supporting, self-sustaining, self-standing, able to stand on one's own two feet, living on one's hump