Saeb thinks mathematicians are self-contained walking pieces of heaven.
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Self-contained
/ˈsɛlf.kənˌteɪnd/
Synonyms for "self-contained" (147 found)
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Closest matches (30)
acquisitivealoofambitious for selfautarchicautarkicautisticautonomousbashfulcalmcareeristclosecollectedcompletecomposedcontrolledcooldetacheddissociabledistantegotistic
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Adjective(8 words)
Strong matches (44)
Adjective(10 words)
field-use kitindependent entityindependent modulesindividual unitinner wholenessisolated environmentisolated network segmentleast communal housingmembrane bound organellespoised
Noun(4 words)
independent regulatorinsular scholarlyinternally definedisolated environments
Related words (73)
reticentself-absorbedself-admiringself-advancingself-besotself-centeredself-considerativeself-controlledself-dependentself-determinedself-devotedself-directingself-esteemingself-explanatoryself-governedself-governingself-indulgentself-interestedself-jealousself-occupied
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self-pleasingself-possessedself-reliantself-seekingself-servingself-subsistentself-sufficientself-supportingselfishsereneserioussnugsobersocially incompatiblesolemnsovereignstandoffishsullenthird worldthird-forcethird-worldtranquilunclubbableuncommunicativeuncompanionableuncongenialundisturbedunemotionalunflappableunfriendlyungenialunitaryunperturbedunruffledunsociableunsocialwholewithdrawn
Adjective(12 words)
self-collectedself-possessedstandalone calculatorstandalone computerstandalone conceptstandalone networkstandalone samplestandalone sentencestandalone systemstandalone topicstandalone unitstandalone work
Noun(3 words)
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Sample sentences
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From every gesture and expression I could see that he was a reserved, self-contained man, with a dash of pride in his nature, more likely to hide his wounds than to expose them.
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Astrobee consists of three self-contained, free flying robots and a docking station inside the International Space Station.
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a self-contained apartment
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