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. Mark King:

   With our team we can just about be autonomous, and make stuff happen, touch base with people, get conversations going, phone banking with minimal supervision so it gives the campaign more reach.

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. Philip Morris:

   PMI intends to operate Vectura as an autonomous business unit that will form the backbone of its inhaled therapeutics business.

4. Executive Dieter Zetsche:

   You can see from reading the papers that we are trying to acquire a platform together with our German competitors, to gain control over the platform which enables autonomous driving, for exactly these reasons, we have the goal of designing security into the software.

5. Beau Duarte:

   In manned platforms, aerial refueling is a challenging maneuver because of the precision required by the pilot to engage the basket, adding an autonomous functionality creates another layer of complexity.