GRE vocabulary
autarky
a condition of economic self-sufficiency and independence from outside trade or control
In a sentence
Autarky in a sentence
Here is an example sentence showing autarky in a sentence.
The regime pursued autarky, refusing to import goods it could produce at home.
Synonyms
self-sufficiencyindependenceself-relianceautonomy
Antonyms
dependenceinterdependence
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Questions about “autarky”
Autarky (noun) means a condition of economic self-sufficiency and independence from outside trade or control
Here is autarky used in an example sentence: "The regime pursued autarky, refusing to import goods it could produce at home."
Common synonyms for autarky include self-sufficiency, independence, self-reliance, autonomy.
Antonyms of autarky include dependence, interdependence.
Autarky is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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