self-reliant (B2)
adjective
Definition
self-reliant means reliant upon oneself; trusting to one's own powers or judgment. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.
Examples
The writer described the response as self-reliant.
A self-reliant tone can change the mood of a conversation.
The situation became self-reliant after the announcement.
How to Use self-reliant
- self-reliant + noun (collocation)
- Use self-reliant before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a self-reliant reaction."
- become self-reliant (collocation)
- Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became self-reliant near the end."
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