self-reliant vs self-directed

self-reliant and self-directed both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
self-reliant	No	Yes	No	No
self-directed	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, self-reliant and self-directed are synonyms defined as:

self-reliant and self-directed: (of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment

Other synonyms of self-reliant include autonomous.

self-reliant (adjective)	self-directed (adjective)
(of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment	(of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment