President Lincoln was what we call a self-made man.
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Self-made
Synonyms for "self-made" (10 found)
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Adjective(2 words)
Strong matches (3)
Related words (5)
Adjective(5 words)
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1 entriesTranslations
22 translations across 10 languages.
Dutch
1 entries- zelfgemaakt adj (made by oneself)
Finnish
4 entries- itse tehty adj (made by oneself)
- itse uransa luonut adj (having achieved success by one's own efforts)
- oman onnensa seppä adj (having achieved success by one's own efforts)
- omatekoinen adj (made by oneself)
German
1 entries- selbstgemacht adj (made by oneself)
Greek
1 entries- αυτοδημιούργητος adj (having achieved success by one's own efforts)
Indonesian
4 entries- buatan sendiri adj (made by oneself)
- swabuat adj (made by oneself)
- swausaha adj (having achieved success by one's own efforts)
- swayasa adj (made by oneself)
Italian
2 entries- fatto da sé adj (having achieved success by one's own efforts)
- venuto dal niente adj (having achieved success by one's own efforts)
Polish
2 entries- zawdzięczający wszystko samemu sobie adj (having achieved success by one's own efforts)
- zrobiony samodzielnie adj (made by oneself)
Russian
2 entries- обя́занный всем самому́ себе́ adj (having achieved success by one's own efforts)
- самоде́льный adj (made by oneself)
Spanish
3 entries- casero adj (made by oneself)
- hecho a mano adj (made by oneself)
- hecho en casa adj (made by oneself)
Ukrainian
1 entries- саморо́бний adj (made by oneself)
Sample sentences
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Mr Ford is what is called a self-made man.
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His grandfather is what is called a self-made man.
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He is, what is called, a self-made man.
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