self-reliant

1. 1.

   (of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment

   Synonymsautonomousself-directed

   Similarindependent

Questions about self-reliant

What does self-reliant mean?

self-reliant means "(of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment".

How many syllables are in self-reliant?

self-reliant has 4 syllables: sel-f-re-li-ant. The stress falls on "f-re".

What is another word for self-reliant?

Close synonyms include autonomous, self-directed. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is self-reliant a common word?

self-reliant is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.