Synonyms for autonomous
ɔˈtɒn ə məsau·ton·o·mous

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1. autonomousadjective

   Antonyms:
   heteronomous

2. autonomousadjective

   Self-governing. Governing independently.

   Synonyms:
   sovereign, self-governing

   Antonyms:
   heteronomous

3. autonomousadjective

   Antonyms:
   heteronomous

4. autonomousadjective

   Antonyms:
   heteronomous

5. autonomousadjective

   Synonyms:
   self-directed, selfstanding

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1. autonomous, independent, self-governing, sovereignadjective

   (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces

   "an autonomous judiciary"; "a sovereign state"

   Synonyms:
   main(a), self-reliant, supreme, sovereign, self-governing, self-directed, independent

   Antonyms:
   unfree, dependent

2. autonomousadjective

   existing as an independent entity

   "the partitioning of India created two separate and autonomous jute economies"

   Synonyms:
   self-governing, independent, sovereign, self-reliant, self-directed

   Antonyms:
   dependent, unfree

3. autonomous, self-directed, self-reliantadjective

   (of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment

   Synonyms:
   self-governing, independent, sovereign, self-reliant, self-directed

   Antonyms:
   unfree, dependent

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1. teleoperated

   able to operate without external control (particularly of robots)

   "the autonomous rover has been sending back images for the past month."

   Submitted by rinat on June 9, 2017  

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1. List of paraphrases for "autonomous":

   self-governing, self-contained, stand-alone, autónoma, standalone, self-reliant, self-sustaining, independent, autonomy, self-sufficient, autonomic, self-employed, own-source, self-government, autonome, free-standing, self-rule, self-directed, self-standing, self-sustained, autonomista, arms-length, self-controlled, self-organized, self-supporting, self-, self-sustainable, self, self-balancing, separate, self-governed, devolved, self-determined, self-governance, non-self-governing, autonomist

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1. Paul Tournier:

   That is what marriage really means: helping one another to reach the full status of being persons, responsible and autonomous beings who do not run away from life.

2. Nicolas Jeanmart:

   We take the view that compulsory third-party liability insurance works well in protecting road users and that this will continue to be the case with ongoing technological developments, such as connected and autonomous vehicles.

3. Richard Hilgert:

   We view the combination of these two companies as reasonable given global competition, high capital intensity, and industry disruption from electrified powertrain as well as autonomous technologies.

4. Guy Moszkowski:

   If everyone tries to grow equities, the economics aren't going to be that great, autonomous Research's also not going to be easy.

5. Joachim Wedler:

   Autonomous driving gives the car interior a totally different meaning, fun and relaxation are the new targets for those cars, while (electrification) offers us different vehicle packaging opportunities as there's no (bulky) engine or transmission. Batteries more or less lie flat on the floor. We have totally different opportunities for roominess and ergonomics.