self-sustaining
Needs no input
Self-sustaining describes something that maintains itself without external support or input.
A self-sustaining ecosystem cycles nutrients internally.
A self-sustaining business generates enough revenue to cover its costs.
The term implies independence and continuity—once established, the thing keeps going on its own: The colony became self-sustaining within three years.
Forming a closed curve
- closed-loopSystem with feedback control
- regenerativeAble to renew itself
- perpetualLasting without interruption
- renewableCapable of restoration
recycling · composting · biomimicry · cradle-to-cradle · restorative · continuous · enduring · cyclical
System with feedback control
- homeostasisBiological internal stability maintenance
- symbiosisInterspecies biological interdependence
- biodiversityRange of life forms
- biomeMajor ecological community
decomposer · habitat · pollination · watershed · old-growth
Of the star
- windAir current outdoors
- hydroWater combining form
- geothermalRelating to underground heat
- biomassLiving material in aggregate
photovoltaic · renewable · off-grid · zero-emission · carbon-neutral · net-zero
Without utility connections
- subsistenceMinimal means of living
- homesteadingSelf-reliant land-based lifestyle
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
- huntingPursuing wild game
fishing · agriculture · canning · preservation · livestock · bartering · bushcraft · survivalist
Skilled at solving problems
- low-maintenanceRequiring little care
- optimizedMade maximally efficient
- streamlinedMade smooth and efficient
- cost-effectiveGiving good return cheaply
economical · conservation · frugal · lean · thrifty · productive · resource-efficient
Freedom from external control
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- autarkyComplete economic independence
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- freedomAbsence of constraint
circular
Forming a closed curve
- closed-loopSystem with feedback control
- regenerativeAble to renew itself
- perpetualLasting without interruption
renewable · recycling · composting · biomimicry · cradle-to-cradle · restorative · continuous · enduring · cyclical · replenishing
closed-loop
System with feedback control
- homeostasisBiological internal stability maintenance
- symbiosisInterspecies biological interdependence
- biodiversityRange of life forms
biome · decomposer · habitat · pollination · watershed · old-growth
solar
Of the star
- windAir current outdoors
- hydroWater combining form
- geothermalRelating to underground heat
biomass · photovoltaic · renewable · off-grid · zero-emission · carbon-neutral · net-zero
off-grid
Without utility connections
- subsistenceMinimal means of living
- homesteadingSelf-reliant land-based lifestyle
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
hunting · fishing · agriculture · canning · preservation · livestock · bartering · bushcraft · survivalist · prepping
resourceful
Skilled at solving problems
- low-maintenanceRequiring little care
- optimizedMade maximally efficient
- streamlinedMade smooth and efficient
cost-effective · economical · conservation · frugal · lean · thrifty · productive · resource-efficient
independence
Freedom from external control
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- autarkyComplete economic independence
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- self-containedstandalone, independent, modular, complete, autonomous
- self-sufficiencyoff-grid, homestead, homesteading, subsistence, autarky
- positive growthgrowth, progress, expansion, improvement, advancement
self-sustainingunsustainable
Cannot be maintained indefinitely
insufficient · unviable · inadequate · deficient · lacking
self-sustainingunsustainable
Cannot be maintained indefinitely
collapsing · failing · dying · depleting · exhausting
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