self-reliant

[self-ri-lahy-uhnt, self-]

adjective

1. relying on oneself or on one's own powers, resources, etc.

   Synonyms: capable, resolute, enterprising, assured, independent

Other Word Forms

• self-reliantly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of self-reliant¹

First recorded in 1840–50

Related Words

• autonomous 
• self-sufficient 
• self-supporting 
• self-sustaining