Autonomy and Servitude

Autonomy

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

Servitude is an antonym for autonomy.

Servitude

Servitude noun - The state of being a slave.
Usage example: the Fugitive Slave Act had the effect of returning slaves who had made it to freedom in the North to a brutal life of servitude in the South

Autonomy is an antonym for servitude.

Nearby Words: servant, servile, servility

How words are described

full full autonomy full servitude
complete complete autonomy complete servitude
total total autonomy total servitude
sexual sexual autonomy sexual servitude
Other adjectives: economic, long-term.

Both words in one sentence

  • They give chimps and dolphins an almost unheard-of level of autonomy and involve them in the world government, refuse to impose any kind of indentured servitude on them, and begin seeking alien clients with an eye to protecting them from more hostile species.
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