Synonyms:
autonomous, self-directed, self-reliant
Meaning: (of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment
Synonyms:
autonomous
Meaning: existing as an independent entity; "the partitioning of India created two separate and autonomous jute economies"
Synonyms:
autonomous, independent, self-governing, sovereign
Meaning: (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces; "an autonomous judiciary"; "a sovereign state"
Usage examples
Only thus is the will truly autonomous, and from every other point of view it is heteronomous.