Meaning & use
Autonomously
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In a way that is self-governing or independent, without outside control or direction.
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The robot was designed to navigate the warehouse autonomously.
The regional government operates autonomously from the central authority.
A note on using this word
Increasingly common in technology contexts, such as vehicles described as driving "autonomously."
Words with a similar meaning
independentlyself-sufficiently
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Words with an opposite meaning
dependently
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