There is definitely a way to quit the world and live like an hermit in the mountains, being self-sufficient and without contact with anybody while not dying like a dog.
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Self-sufficient
Synonyms for "self-sufficient" (123 found)
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Strong matches (37)
Related words (61)
self-besotself-centeredself-complacentself-confidentself-congratulatingself-congratulatoryself-considerativeself-containedself-contentself-contentedself-delightingself-dependentself-determinedself-devotedself-directingself-endearedself-esteemingself-governedself-governingself-gratulating
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self-gratulatoryself-importantself-indulgentself-interestedself-jealousself-lovingself-occupiedself-pleasingself-reliantself-respectingself-satisfiedself-seekingself-servingself-subsistentself-supportingself-sustainedself-sustainingselfishsmugsnugsocially incompatiblesovereignstiff neckedstiff-neckedsullenthird worldthird-forcethird-worldunclubbableuncommunicativeuncompanionableuncongenialunfriendlyungenialunitunsociableunsocialvainvainglorious
Adjective(2 words)
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1 entriessimilar
1 entriesTranslations
34 translations across 29 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- αὐτάρκης adj (able to provide for oneself independently of others)
Belarusian
1 entries- самадастатко́вы adj (able to provide for oneself independently of others)
Bulgarian
2 entries- самодоста́тъчен adj (able to provide for oneself independently of others)
- самостоя́телен adj (able to provide for oneself independently of others)
Catalan
1 entries- autosuficient adj (able to provide for oneself independently of others)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 自給自足的 /自给自足的 adj (able to provide for oneself independently of others)
Czech
1 entries- soběstačný adj (able to provide for oneself independently of others)
Danish
1 entries- selvforsynende adj (able to provide for oneself independently of others)
Dutch
1 entries- zelfvoorzienend adj (able to provide for oneself independently of others)
Finnish
1 entries- omavarainen adj (able to provide for oneself independently of others)
French
1 entries- autosuffisant adj (able to provide for oneself independently of others)
Georgian
3 entries- ავტარკიული adj (able to provide for oneself independently of others)
- დამოუკიდებელი adj (able to provide for oneself independently of others)
- თვითკმარი adj (able to provide for oneself independently of others)
German
1 entries- selbstgenügsam adj (able to provide for oneself independently of others)
Greek
1 entries- αυτάρκης adj (able to provide for oneself independently of others)
Hindi
2 entries- आत्मनिर्भर adj (able to provide for oneself independently of others)
- स्वावलंबी adj (able to provide for oneself independently of others)
Hungarian
1 entries- önellátó adj (able to provide for oneself independently of others)
Indonesian
1 entries- mandiri adj (able to provide for oneself independently of others)
Irish
1 entries- neamhthuilleamaíoch adj (able to provide for oneself independently of others)
Italian
1 entries- autosufficiente adj (able to provide for oneself independently of others)
Japanese
1 entries- 自給自足ができる adj (able to provide for oneself independently of others)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- selvberget adj (able to provide for oneself independently of others)
- selvforsørgende adj (able to provide for oneself independently of others)
Pannonian Rusyn
1 entries- самодостаточни adj (able to provide for oneself independently of others)
Polish
1 entries- samowystarczalny adj (able to provide for oneself independently of others)
Portuguese
1 entries- autossuficiente adj (able to provide for oneself independently of others)
Romanian
1 entries- independent adj (able to provide for oneself independently of others)
Russian
1 entries- самодоста́точный adj (able to provide for oneself independently of others)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- fèin-fhoghainteach adj (able to provide for oneself independently of others)
Spanish
1 entries- autosuficiente adj (able to provide for oneself independently of others)
Swedish
1 entries- självförsörjande adj (able to provide for oneself independently of others)
Ukrainian
1 entries- самодоста́тній adj (able to provide for oneself independently of others)
Sample sentences
13 total sentences available.
They're self-sufficient.
Source: tatoeba (1699343)
I had to be self-sufficient.
Source: tatoeba (5640437)
The time—which, looking back, seems so idyllic—is gone forever when individuals or relatively small groups could be completely self-sufficient.
Source: tatoeba (5806752)
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