Self-reliant

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Self-reliant \Self`-re*li"ant\, a.
     Reliant upon one's self; trusting to one's own powers or
     judgment.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  self-reliant
       adj : of persons; free from external control and constraint in
             e.g. action and judgment [syn: {autonomous}, {self-directed}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  64 Moby Thesaurus words for "self-reliant":
     arrogant, assured, autarchic, autarkic, autonomous, cocksure,
     confident, convinced, decided, determined, erect, free-spirited,
     freewheeling, house-proud, hubristic, independent, individualistic,
     inner-directed, neutral, nonaligned, nonpartisan, overconfident,
     oversure, overweening, persuaded, poised, pompous, positive,
     prideful, proud, proud as Lucifer, proud-blooded, proud-looking,
     proud-minded, proud-spirited, proudful, proudhearted, purse-proud,
     reassured, secure, self-assured, self-confident, self-contained,
     self-dependent, self-determined, self-directing, self-esteeming,
     self-governed, self-governing, self-important, self-respecting,
     self-subsistent, self-sufficient, self-supporting, sovereign,
     stiff-necked, sure, third-force, third-world, unafraid, undoubting,
     unfaltering, unhesitating, unwavering