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

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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

Matched Categories

1. • Independence

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1. List of paraphrases for "autonomy":

   self-government, self-reliance, self-rule, independence, self-governance, autonomous, self-sufficiency, autonomía, self-governing, self-, empowerment, self, self-sustainability, self-determination, self-sufficient, non-self-governing, self-reliant, self-administration, selfsufficiency, selfgovernment, endurance, independent

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. autonomy

   Synonyms:
   Personal freedom

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1. Scott Wiener:

   Giving young people the autonomy to receive life-saving vaccines, regardless of their parents’ beliefs or work schedules, is essential for their physical and mental health, it’s unconscionable for teens to be blocked from the vaccine because a parent either refuses or cannot take their child to a vaccination site.

2. Tara Rudnicki:

   It’s pretty revolutionary for people to communicate in bed without any interference with anybody else, it improves independency and autonomy; they don’t have to ask somebody for things we take for granted so much every day.

3. David Rose:

   Policy and regulation needs to fundamentally get a grip on this new way of farming, until then, I think the potential benefits of autonomy won't be fully realized.

4. New York:

   Anti-choice extremists have shown that they are not stopping at overturning Roe, and they are working to entirely dismantle our country’s reproductive health care system, including medication abortion and contraception, new York will always be a safe harbor for abortion care, and I am taking action to protect abortion access in our State and continue to lead the nation in defending the right to reproductive autonomy.

5. Chris Van Hollen:

   This bipartisan legislation will impose serious penalties on those working to strip Hong Kong of its autonomy.