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self-contained adjective [ ˌsɛlfkənˈteɪnd ]

• (of a thing) complete, or having all that is needed, in itself.
• "every section of the painting is a self-contained unit"
Similar: complete, independent, separate, free-standing, enclosed,
Opposite: linked,
• (of a person) quiet and independent; not depending on or influenced by others.
• "he's very self-contained"
Similar: independent, standing on one's own two feet, self-sufficient, self-reliant, introverted, undemonstrative, quiet, private, aloof, insular, reserved, unemotional, uncommunicative, reticent, secretive,
Opposite: dependent, forthcoming, outgoing,


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