CEFR B2

self-made

adjective

Meaning

self-made means of a person, having achieved success by one's own efforts, with little to no support from family members and others. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

My father was the quintessential self-made man.
The writer described the response as self-made.

Synonyms: self-formed, self-structured, homebrew, homemade

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self-made (B2)

adjective

Definition

Examples

My father was the quintessential self-made man.
The writer described the response as self-made.
A self-made tone can change the mood of a conversation.

How to Use self-made

self-made + noun (collocation): Use self-made before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a self-made reaction."
become self-made (collocation): Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became self-made near the end."

Synonyms of self-made

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