adj satadj.all(of political bodies) not controlled by outside forcesSynset:independent self-governing sovereign
Examples:- an autonomous judiciary
- a sovereign state
Antonyms:unfree
Derivationally Related Form:autonomyindependence
Inherited Hypernyms:autonomous
Similar to:free
adj satadj.allexisting as an independent entityExamples:- the partitioning of India created two separate and autonomous jute economies
Antonyms:dependent
Derivationally Related Form:autonomy
Inherited Hypernyms:autonomous
Similar to:independent
adj satadj.all(of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgmentSynset:self-directed self-reliant
Antonyms:dependent
Derivationally Related Form:self-relianceautonomy
Inherited Hypernyms:autonomous
Similar to:independent