self-reliantˌself-reˈliant adjective 
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Our aim is to teach our son to become an independent self-reliant adult.—self-reliance noun [uncountable]
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Thesaurus- David learned to be self-reliant at a young age.
- My parents raised me to be self-reliant, and not to depend on anyone.
- But you must also find ways of working alone and becoming more self-reliant.
- Finally, what looks like a determination to be patriotically self-reliant is simultaneously the opposite: the formalisation of complete dependency.
- First, you should recognize that you need to be much more self-reliant than you've ever been before.
- Gruff and inordinately self-reliant, Gordon was highly conservative in attitude, theology, and lifestyle.
- Hearts hardened by the decline of corporate job protection, these workers are demanding, mobile and self-reliant.
- Squats had become stocky, tough and self-reliant.
- Stories about her childhood suggest that she was shrewd, self-reliant, and unorthodox.
- You can help give them a more self-reliant future.
Longman Language Activatorable to make your own decisions or do things by yourself► independent
able to do or decide things by yourself, without depending on the help or advice of other people: able to make your own decisions, organize your own life, and do things in your own way, without wanting help or advice from other people: · I quite like living alone. It's made me more independent.· I've always been attracted to strong, independent women.· Joe's still not very independent, and he tends to follow me around.independent of somebody (=not dependent on them): · I suddenly realised that my precious son was a full-grown man, quite independent of his father and me.
► self-reliant able to do things for yourself and solve problems by yourself, and able to live without depending on anyone else: · My parents raised me to be self-reliant, and not to depend on anyone.
► self-sufficient able to live happily on your own, without needing a lot of friends or spending a lot of time with other people: · We grew up in a close-knit, self-sufficient family with few outside friends.· His father died when he was seven, and consequently Joe learned to be self-sufficient from an early age.
when you are independent► independence · He was desperate to get a job and regain his independence.· Roz said she'd never marry because she valued her independence too much.· Though they want to exert their independence, these kids are not quite ready for it.· Your first pay cheque gives you a terrific sense of independence.gain/win/achieve etc independence · She no longer had that feeling of independence she had fought so hard to win.financial/economic independence · She worked hard to gain financial independence.
► self-sufficiency when you are independent, either because you can live happily without needing a lot of friends, or because you do not need to buy food or other products from other places: · I admired his air of self-sufficiency.· He promised to do more to help welfare recipients achieve self-sufficiency.· The Administration of Native Americans (ANA) promotes the goal of social and economic self-sufficiency for Indian tribes.
► self-reliance when you are independent, because you can solve your own problems and are able to do things by yourself, and do not need the help or support of anyone else: · The older children are beginning to develop self-reliance.· Both men display the fiery self-reliance that natives of Oregon tend to possess.
Our aim is to teach our son to become an independent self-reliant adult.—self-reliance noun [uncountable]