What does self-sustaining mean?
Self-sustaining means Able to provide for one's own needs without help from others; self-sufficient..
Self-sustaining
Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Meaning
Able to provide for one's own needs without help from others; self-sufficient..
Definitions by Sense
- Able to provide for one's own needs without help from others; self-sufficient.
- Opposing or rejecting exterior influence; independent.
Example Sentences
There was nothing odd, or futuristic, or exotically “eco” about the house — no solar panels to be seen, no giant arrays of thermopane windows passively drinking up light and heat; yet here, I’d been told, in the Sourland Mountains in New Jersey, an hour from Manhattan, was a house that had the potential — not long from now, not 20 years from now, but maybe within 5 to 10 years — to help turn millions of American homes into fully self-sustaining power plants, each one capable of producing hydrogen to fuel cars as well.
Synonyms for self-sustaining
Antonyms for self-sustaining
Related Words
Word Forms
- more self-sustaining
- most self-sustaining
Usage Notes
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is a synonym for self-sustaining?
Common synonyms include independent, self-sufficient, self-sufficing.
What is the opposite of self-sustaining?
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
How do you use self-sustaining in a sentence?
There was nothing odd, or futuristic, or exotically “eco” about the house — no solar panels to be seen, no giant arrays of thermopane windows passively drinking up light and heat; yet here, I’d been told, in the Sourland Mountains in New Jersey, an hour from Manhattan, was a house that had the potential — not long from now, not 20 years from now, but maybe within 5 to 10 years — to help turn millions of American homes into fully self-sustaining power plants, each one capable of producing hydrogen to fuel cars as well.
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