30
self-sufficient(adjective, free, money, individual, effort)
25
independent(adjective, free, money, restricted, exclusive)
24
autonomous(adjective, free, independent, liberty)
23
self-contained(adjective, strain, firmness, labour, independent)
23
self-determined(adjective, free, individual, effort, independent)
19
self-sustained(adjective, individual, effort, solo, by self)
19
self-sustaining(adjective, strain, firmness, labour, hardiness)
17
self-governed(adjective, policy, politics)
17
self-legislation(adjective, policy, politics)
17
self-legislative(adjective, policy, politics)
17
self-ruled(adjective, policy, politics)
16
self-reliant(adjective, free, individual, effort, independent)
8
separate(adjective, free, individual, effort, independent)
8
sovereign(adjective, free, independent, liberty)
5
neutral
4
isolated
4
separated(separate, free, sovereign, liberated, autonomous)
3
chauvinistic
3
colonial
3
colonised
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