Synonyms for autonomous
- adjective
Most common
independent self-governing sovereign free self-directed self-standing
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Independent — governing itself independently
2. Self-directed — acting on one's own or independently; of a child, acting without being governed by parental or guardian rules
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Governing itself independently.
- adj. 2
Acting on one's own or independently; of a child, acting without being governed by parental or guardian rules.
Related words
- Word family
- autonomously autonomousness autonomy
- Phrases
- autonomous vehicle autonomous region
Example sentences
- independent To stand on your own feet means to be independent.
- sovereign Queen Victoria was the sovereign of Great Britain.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| autonomous | rising | |
| independent | steady | |
| sovereign | steady | |
| semisovereign | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- free1
- 9 letters
- sovereign2, voluntary4
- 11 letters
- independent4, spontaneous4
- 13 letters
- semisovereign
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sovereign2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- autonome
- Italiano
- autonomo
- Español
- autónomo
- Deutsch
- eigenständig