self-sustained

adjective

self-sus·​tained ˌself-sə-ˈstānd 

: self-sustaining

a self-sustained nuclear chain reaction

self-sustained farms

self-sustained economic growth

Synonyms

• independent
• self-dependent
• self-reliant
• self-subsistent
• self-subsisting
• self-sufficient
• self-supported
• self-supporting
• self-sustaining

Examples of self-sustained in a Sentence

each new colony was expected to develop a self-sustained economy

Word History

First Known Use

1675, in the meaning defined above