self-propelled

Speech parts

1. self-propelled - Adjective

2. self-propelled - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

containing within itself the means of propulsion or movement

moved forward by its own force or momentum

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

self propelled

Synonyms

automotive self-propelling railcar moving dynamic ambitious ambition locomotive traction dynamical adventurous automobile auto self-acting powered
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Antonyms

unmoving adynamic nonmoving undynamic hands on

Related terms

self-powered

Examples

Butterflies are not insects,' Captain John Sterling said soberly. 'They are self-propelled flowers. Robert A. Heinlein

The human being is a self-propelled automaton entirely under the control of external influences. Willful and predetermined though they appear, his actions are governed not from within, but from without. He is like a float tossed about by the waves of a turbulent sea. Nikola Tesla

All of the things that have happened in my life have been self-propelled. I can't blame anybody else or point a finger at anybody. Shia LaBeouf

a self-propelled vehicle Source: Internet

a self-propelled egotist Source: Internet

the arms program is now self-propelled Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

self-pronouncing self-propagating self-propagating script self-propelled gun self-propelled railway vehicle self-propelled vehicle