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. Jon Sletten:

   On overseas vessels is perhaps a step too far, but I think elements are already being used in shipping today when it comes to mooring and to the voyage, i think we'll see more partly autonomous elements added.

2. Tsedale Lemma:

   The TPLF formed the rest of the parties -- they don't have an autonomous existence.

3. Stefan Sommer:

   For autonomous driving, we will need three core technologies: picture processing camera technology, short and long-range radar, and lidar.

4. Peter Schwarzenbauer:

   If it is going to be within three minutes, then I need a certain volume of cars to make that happen. Whether BMW owns these fleets our outsources the business is an open question, new mobility concepts will emerge with autonomous vehicles, which are robot cars. Fleet management will become a much more significant business.

5. Selahattin Demirtas:

   Turkey doesn’t intend to target ISIS with this safe zone, the Turkish government was seriously disturbed by Kurds trying to create an autonomous state in Syria.