autonomous

adjective

(of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment

existing as an independent entity

(of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces

Roots

autosauto- · Greek · self nomos-nom · Greek · law

Synonyms for autonomous

independentadj autarchicadj sovereignadj heteronomousadj autarkicadj individualisticadj uncoercedadj

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Where does autonomous come from?

The word autonomous breaks down into 2 roots of Greek origin: auto-, from Greek autos (“self”); and -nom, from Greek nomos (“law”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.