Autonomy and Incarceration

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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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Synonyms for Autonomy

Antonyms for Autonomy

Incarceration is an antonym for autonomy.

Nearby Words: autonomous, autonomously, autonomist

Incarceration

Incarceration noun - The act of confining or the state of being confined.

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Synonyms for Incarceration

Autonomy is an antonym for incarceration.

Nearby Words: incarcerate, incarcerated, incarcerating

How words are described

total	total autonomy	total incarceration
mental	mental autonomy	mental incarceration
long-term	long-term autonomy	long-term incarceration

Cite this Source

Incarceration and Autonomy. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/autonomy/incarceration

Autonomy & Incarceration. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/autonomy/incarceration>.

Incarceration or Autonomy. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/autonomy/incarceration.

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