Antonyms for self-sufficientself-suf·fi·cient

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1. self-sufficient, self-sufficing, self-sustainingadjective

   able to provide for your own needs without help from others

   "a self-sufficing economic unit"

   Antonyms:
   dependent

   Synonyms:
   self-sustaining, self-sufficing

How to use self-sufficient in a sentence?

1. James Jones:

   I think the United States can show itself as a benevolent country by exporting energy and by helping countries that don’t have adequate supplies become more self-sufficient and less dependent and less threatened.

2. John Barrasso:

   The Democrats’ reckless spending spree will waste 200 million taxpayer dollars on a park exclusively in Pelosi’s wealthy home district, by law, the park is supposed to be financially self-sufficient. Many of the individuals who run this park are major political donors to Pelosi and other Democrats.

3. Jeff Rosen:

   The victim has struggled her whole life with learning disabilities and challenges to be self-sufficient, if we are not fighting for her, then who are we fighting for ? It has been a long road for this remarkable woman and we are thankful to the jury for providing her some closure and, for our community, justice after an unconscionable and violent crime.

4. Adamo Macri:

   I'm fascinated by longevity and its perseverance, by the idea of forever in a world where most things go away quickly. That legacy justifies the work and time spent developing anything significant. That in and of itself must be a key source of motivation for the art to exist and flourish beyond my lifetime. Also, the work does not necessitate my presence in any way. It's self-sufficient in that regard, and it completes the task at hand.

5. Alexei Yurchak:

   Today this original meaning of these bodies has changed – in Vietnam the body of Ho today stands for anti-colonial struggles for independence and even for new nationalism, much more than for communism, in North Korea the two Kims' bodies stand for a self-sufficient country organized around one leader and existing in the face of the 'imperialist surroundings.'.

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