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self-help
adjective, noun [U] /ˌselfˈhelp/Definition
› the activity of providing what you need for yourself and others with similar experiences or difficulties without going to an official organization: It is a group providing self-help for single parents. [before noun] self-help groupsUnaided and working alone
(Definition of self-help adjectivenoun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- fend for yourself phrasal verb
- go it alone idiom
- independent adjective (NOT HELPED)
- own determiner, pronoun
- self-reliant adjective
- self-sufficient adjective
- single-handed adjective
- stand on your own (two) feet idiom
- stand-alone adjective
- throw sb back on their own resources idiom
- unaided adjective, adverb
- under your own steam idiom
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- yourself pronoun (PERSON/PEOPLE ADDRESSED)
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