'autonomous' definitions:
Definition of 'autonomous'
(from WordNet)
adjective
(of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces; "an autonomous judiciary"; "a sovereign state" [syn: autonomous, independent, self-governing, sovereign]
adjective
Existing as an independent entity; "the partitioning of India created two separate and autonomous jute economies"
adjective
(of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment [syn: autonomous, self-directed, self-reliant]
Synonyms of 'autonomous'
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- absolute,
- arbitrary,
- aristocratic,
- autarchic,
- autarkic,
- authoritarian,
- autocratic,
- bureaucratic,
- civic,
- civil,
- constitutional,
- democratic,
- despotic,
- dictatorial,
- discretional,
- discretionary,
- elective,
- fascist,
- federal,
- federalist,
- federalistic,
- free,
- free will,
- free-spirited,
- freewheeling,
- governmental,
- gratuitous,
- gubernatorial,
- heteronomous,
- independent,
- individualistic,
- inner-directed,
- matriarchal,
- matriarchic,
- monarchal,
- monarchial,
- monarchic,
- monocratic,
- neutral,
- nonaligned,
- nonmandatory,
- nonpartisan,
- offered,
- official,
- oligarchal,
- oligarchic,
- optional,
- parliamentarian,
- parliamentary,
- patriarchal,
- patriarchic,
- pluralistic,
- political,
- proffered,
- republican,
- self-acting,
- self-active,
- self-contained,
- self-dependent,
- self-determined,
- self-determining,
- self-directing,
- self-governed,
- self-governing,
- self-reliant,
- self-subsistent,
- self-sufficient,
- self-supporting,
- separate,
- sovereign,
- spontaneous,
- theocratic,
- third-force,
- third-world,
- totalitarian,
- unasked,
- unbesought,
- unbidden,
- uncalled-for,
- uncoerced,
- uncompelled,
- unconstrained,
- uncontrolled,
- unforced,
- uninfluenced,
- uninvited,
- unpressured,
- unprompted,
- unrequested,
- unrequired,
- unsolicited,
- unsought,
- voluntary,
- volunteer,
- willful