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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Able to provide for oneself independently of others; not needing external support..
Over the next few decades, several million humans immigrated to Eden Prime and a primarily agrarian culture developed. The new colony quickly became not only self-sufficient, but began exporting goods.
In spite of these conscientious reflections, he was too self-sufficient to think he should find any difficulty in obtaining forgiveness for these sins of omission […].
To rescue London from this short-termism, Byford has put forward a deal that would fill the current gap of £500m annually, explaining: "If we can fill that gap, we can get back to being self-sufficient by 2023."
Use self-sufficient when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Self-sufficient means Able to provide for oneself independently of others; not needing external support..
Common synonyms include independent, self-sustaining, self-sufficing.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Over the next few decades, several million humans immigrated to Eden Prime and a primarily agrarian culture developed. The new colony quickly became not only self-sufficient, but began exporting goods.
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