Autonomy and Heteronomy

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Autonomy

Autonomy noun - The state of being free from the control or power of another.
Usage example: finding the mother country's treatment of them oppressive and intolerable, the 13 British colonies made the momentous decision to seek autonomy
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Heteronomy is an antonym for autonomy.
Nearby Words: autonomous, autonomously, autonomist

Heteronomy

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Autonomy is an antonym for heteronomy.
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Heteronomy and Autonomy. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/autonomy/heteronomy
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