autonomous

UK /ɔːˈtɒnəməs/ US /ɔˈtɑnəməs/

adj 3

Collocations

(adj.)

VERBS

be | become

ADV

completely, fully, totally | largely | relatively

effectively

The company operates effectively autonomous divisions that make their own business decisions.

politically

PREP

from

The local school board operates autonomous from federal government control.

Definitions

adj

Self-governing. Intelligent, sentient, self-aware, thinking, feeling, governing independently.

Acting on one's own or independently; of a child, acting without being governed by parental or guardian rules.

Though Cade has for years reported on the development of autonomous vehicles, test drives usually have so-called safety drivers who ride along and can take over in case something goes wrong.

Used with no subject, indicating an unknown or unspecified agent; used in similar situations as the passive in English (the difference being that the theme in the English passive construction is the subject, while in the Celtic autonomous c

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — (of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.

self-directed
self-reliant

adjective — (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces

independent
self-governing
sovereign

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Though Cade has for years reported on the development of autonomous vehicles, test drives usually have so-called safety drivers who ride along and can take over in case something goes wrong.

Wiktionary

The private colleges and universities of the United States are autonomous.

Tatoeba · #1911

Terrorism is the most important factor in the division of a country and the creation of autonomous regions.

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This is an autonomous machine.

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Bacteria replicate in an autonomous fashion.

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It's an autonomous car.

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