AUTONOMOUS
Scrabble letter values: A1U1T1O1N1O1M3O1U1S1 = 12
Definition
- adjective (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces. — synonyms: independent, self-governing, sovereign
- adjective existing as an independent entity.
- adjective (of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment. — synonyms: self-directed, self-reliant
Examples
- “an autonomous judiciary”
- “a sovereign state”
- “the partitioning of India created two separate and autonomous jute economies”