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Synonyms for autonomy
ɔˈtɒn ə miau·ton·o·my

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  1. autonomynoun

    Self-government; freedom to act or function independently.

    Synonyms:
    nationhood, nationality, independence, sovereignty

    Antonyms:
    dependency, nonautonomy

  2. autonomynoun

    Antonyms:
    heteronomy

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. autonomy, libertynoun

    immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence

    Synonyms:
    indecorum, liberty, self-direction, familiarity, shore leave, impropriety, self-sufficiency, self-reliance

  2. autonomy, self-direction, self-reliance, self-sufficiencynoun

    personal independence

    Synonyms:
    self-reliance, self-direction, self-sufficiency, liberty

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Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD3.0 / 1 vote

  1. autonomy

    Synonyms:
    Personal freedom

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#11855autonomous
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#14147sovereignty
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#84632nationhood
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  1. John Ferrari:

    You have to progress through all of those stages. For NGCV, we can go down that path to get there, ground combat autonomy is probably the hardest level of autonomy possible. Imagine going over terrain that is filled with artillery shells.

  2. Hillary Clinton:

    The show has prompted important conversation about women's rights and autonomy. In 'The Handmaid's Tale,' women's rights are gradually, slowly stripped away. As one character says, 'We didn't look up from our phones until it was too late,' it's not too late for us, but we have to encourage the millions of women and men who support Planned Parenthood's mission to keep fighting.

  3. Marshall McLuhan:

    Persons grouped around a fire or candle for warmth or light are less able to pursue independent thoughts, or even tasks, than people supplied with electric light. In the same way, the social and educational patterns latent in automation are those of self-employment and artistic autonomy.

  4. Ben Carnahan:

    I'm making about double what I did in the kitchen, it's just a better, nicer job. I get to set my own hours. I have complete and total autonomy and freedom. I'm not getting cuts and burns and working in a 110 degree kitchen and getting occasionally screamed at by a chef.

  5. Mick Ryan:

    Counter autonomy systems to destroy Russian and Iranian drones will be vital, we need more of these anti-drone systems for Ukraine to degrade the Russian targeting for artillery, as well as deny them use of suicide drones. This is important. The' detection to destruction' time flow is several minutes. We need to change this.


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