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单词 self-supporting
释义

self-supporting

adjective

self-sup·​port·​ing ˌself-sə-ˈpȯr-tiŋ How to pronounce self-supporting (audio)
: characterized by self-support: such as
a
: meeting one's needs by one's own efforts or output
b
: supporting itself or its own weight
a self-supporting wall

Synonyms

  • independent
  • self-dependent
  • self-reliant
  • self-subsistent
  • self-subsisting
  • self-sufficient
  • self-supported
  • self-sustained
  • self-sustaining
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Word History

First Known Use

1632, in the meaning defined above

self-supporting

adjective

as in independent
able to take care of oneself or itself without outside help she had to take a higher-paying job in order to be self-supporting

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • independent
  • autonomous
  • self-sustaining
  • self-supported
  • self-sufficient
  • powerful
  • self-sustained
  • self-reliant
  • self-dependent
  • self-subsisting
  • self-subsistent
  • free
  • strong
  • resilient
  • self-determining
  • potent

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • dependent
  • reliant
  • inadequate
  • incompetent
  • insufficient
  • helpless
  • weak
  • impotent
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