self-dependence
noun[U]
uk/ˌself.dɪˈpen.dəns/us/ˌself.dɪˈpen.dəns/thestateofdependingon yourself for everything you need,ratherthan on otherpeople:
He was verysympatheticto theeffortsofworkingmen toachieveself-dependence.
Myyearsin thenavytaughtme self-dependence andself-reliance.
Synonym
independence
- Theconvertsassertedtheirself-dependence and set up anindependentchurch.
- Thecountryistryingtofindabalancebetweeninternationalengagementand self-dependence.
- Energy and self-dependence are aslikelyto beimpairedby theabsenceofhelpas byitsexcess.
Freedom to act
- (as) free as a birdidiom
- agency
- at willidiom
- autonomous
- autonomy
- blank cheque
- free hand
- free pass
- free reinidiom
- free spirit
- free-form
- latitude
- me time
- no holds barredidiom
- non-didactic
- non-directed
- non-restricted
- paddle
- rein
- voluntary