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

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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. Walter LaFeber:

   Certain sorts of concessions granted by governments in America to European financiers and contractors…might lead to measures which would imperil the political independence, or at the very least, the complete political autonomy of the American states involved.”

2. David Stilwell:

   To date, and then given the retraction of the Extradition Act, the determination is still that Hong Kong is in accordance with the Hong Kong Policy Act, has sufficient autonomy to continue, withdrawing the extradition law is a very positive step.

3. Courtesy Kassandra Jones -RRB-:

   When I heard there was this opportunity for a large contribution toward my education, but was something that still gave me kind of bodily autonomy … I became very curious.

4. Brulte Co.:

   The biggest competitive advantage that TuSimple has over its competitors is that their technology was purpose-built for trucking. They're not trying to port an autonomy system built for passenger vehicles in dense urban environments to trucking or to build a virtual driver which can both drive passenger vehicles and class-8 trucks. These are different skills and different systems altogether.

5. Drew Thompson:

   There is a tension throughout the Chinese system – it’s a feature of Chinese governance, where lower levels fight for their own autonomy, and upper levels fight for greater control.