self-determined
Chose for oneself
Self-determined describes someone or something that acts according to its own will rather than external control.
A self-determined person makes their own choices about their life: She was fiercely self-determined, refusing to let others dictate her path.
Applied to groups or nations, it means having the power to govern one's own affairs without outside interference.
Supreme in power
- independentFree from external control
- decentralizedLacking single authority
- unfetteredFree from restriction
- unconstrainedHaving no restrictions
Sure of oneself
- capableHaving required skills
- enabledMade something possible
- strengthenedMade more robust
- assertiveConfidently self-assured
bold · decisive · proactive · agency · motivated · driven · inspired · uplifted
Firmly loyal, unshakeable
- unwaveringSteady and unchanging
- tenaciousStubbornly determined to continue
- persistentContinuing despite difficulty
- firmSolid or resolute
dogged · unyielding · unflinching · unshakable · persevering · indomitable · staunch · single-minded
sovereign
Supreme in power
- independentFree from external control
- decentralizedLacking single authority
- unfetteredFree from restriction
unconstrained · autarky · individualistic · unaffiliated · grassroots
confident
Sure of oneself
- capableHaving required skills
- enabledMade something possible
- strengthenedMade more robust
assertive · bold · decisive · proactive · agency · motivated · driven · inspired · uplifted · emboldened
steadfast
Firmly loyal, unshakeable
- unwaveringSteady and unchanging
- tenaciousStubbornly determined to continue
- persistentContinuing despite difficulty
firm · dogged · unyielding · unflinching · unshakable · persevering · indomitable · staunch · single-minded · committed
- Volunteeringvolunteer, volunteering, volunteer hours, unpaid work, volunteer coordinators
self-determinedcoerced
Pressured into compliance
compelled · dictated · controlled · manipulated · subjugated
self-determineddependent
Requiring outside support
subordinate · reliant · subservient · submissive · compliant
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