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- [aw-ton-uh-muh s]
- /ɔˈtɒn ə məs/
- /ɔːˈtɒn.ə.məs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [aw-ton-uh-muh s]
- /ɔˈtɒn ə məs/
Definitions of autonomous word
- adjective autonomous An autonomous country, organization, or group governs or controls itself rather than being controlled by anyone else. 3
- adjective autonomous An autonomous person makes their own decisions rather than being influenced by someone else. 3
- adjective autonomous (of a community, country, etc) possessing a large degree of self-government 3
- adjective autonomous of or relating to an autonomous community 3
- adjective autonomous independent of others 3
- adjective autonomous acting or able to act in accordance with rules and principles of one's own choosing 3
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Origin of autonomous
First appearance:
before 1790 One of the 43% newest English words
1790-1800; < Greek autónomos “with laws of one's own, independent,” equivalent to auto- auto-1 + nóm(os) “law, custom” + -os adj. suffix
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Parts of speech for Autonomous
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autonomous popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for autonomous
adj autonomous
- self-governing — governed by itself or having self-government, as a state or community; independent.
- sovereign — a monarch; a king, queen, or other supreme ruler.
- free — enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
- uncontrolled — to exercise restraint or direction over; dominate; command: The car is difficult to control at high speeds. That zone is controlled by enemy troops.
- self-determination — determination by oneself or itself, without outside influence.
adjective autonomous
- separate — to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
Antonyms for autonomous
adj autonomous
- subject — that which forms a basic matter of thought, discussion, investigation, etc.: a subject of conversation.
- subservient — serving or acting in a subordinate capacity; subordinate.
- dependent — To be dependent on something or someone means to need them in order to succeed or be able to survive.
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