Autonomy and Pressure

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Autonomy noun - The act or power of making one's own choices or decisions.

Usage example: the director agreed to make the film only on the condition that she be given complete autonomy for the casting

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Pressure is an antonym for autonomy.

Pressure noun - The burden on one's emotional or mental well-being created by demands on one's time.

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Autonomy is an antonym for pressure.

full	full autonomy	full pressure
considerable	considerable autonomy	considerable pressure
increased	increased autonomy	increased pressure
great	great autonomy	great pressure
Other adjectives: little, partial, mental, political, less, cultural, economic.

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