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

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:2.6 / 10 votes

1. autonomynoun

   Self-government; freedom to act or function independently.

   Antonyms:
   dependency, nonautonomy

   Synonyms:
   nationhood, nationality, independence, sovereignty

2. autonomynoun

   Antonyms:
   heteronomy

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1. • Independence

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 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

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

1. autonomy

   Synonyms:
   Personal freedom

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. micromanagement

   a degree or level of freedom and discretion allowed to an employee over his or her job. as a general rule, jobs with high degree of autonomy engender a sense of responsibility and greater job satisfaction in the employee(s).

   “i prefer to hire individuals with a strong sense of autonomy because they require much less of my time and attention.”

   Submitted by rinat on June 13, 2017  

How to use autonomy in a sentence?

1. 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.

2. Natalia Kanem:

   Gender inequality is the most insidious and pervasive impediment to bodily autonomy. It starts from the cradle, gender unequal norms and attitudes lead to power imbalances that restrict women’s decision-making ... (driving) the expectation that women and girls will yield to others in all aspects of their lives.

3. Elisabeth Smith:

   We are living in a much more surveilled culture than we were in 1972 and prior, so in a future where abortion rights are limited or there's not a federal right, people will be at risk for exercising their bodily autonomy, the consequences of those decisions are likely to fall hardest on Black, brown, Indigenous people of color.

4. Ben Cardin:

   I can assure you that if China comes down hard on the protesters that there will be action in Congress to enforce the autonomy agreements that were entered into that are part of the special recognition of Hong Kong.

5. Whitney Wolfe:

   A lot of it comes down to guided autonomy, so, on the one hand, we know from research that people are much better at work when they feel empowered, which consists of having meaning on the job, a sense of autonomy, a sense of confidence, and also an impact on what you do and the people you’re trying to help. Yet you don’t want to feel so autonomous that you have no direction. It’s one thing to feel autonomous in terms of your motivation, but it’s another thing to be autonomous and go in the wrong direction.

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