Is autonomous formal or informal?

How is autonomous different from automatic?

Is autonomous used in Academic writing?

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autonomous

/ɔːˈtɒnəməs/

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adjective

Acting independently; self-governing, not controlled by others.

The car drives itself in autonomous mode.
She made an autonomous choice without help.

Adinary Nuance

Near-neighbors: autonomous stresses self-rule and independence, unlike free which focuses on lack of cost or restriction. It differs from voluntary, which highlights choice, and from independent, which can describe capability rather than governance.

In other languages

Spanish: Autónomo
Japanese: 自動的
Korean: 자율적인
Vietnamese: Tự chủ
Chinese: 自主的

Common phrases

autonomous regionautonomous vehicleautonomous decisionhighly autonomous

Synonyms

self-governing independent self-directed free voluntary

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