autonomous
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Synonyms & Antonyms for autonomous
Synonyms
free, freestanding, independent, self-governed, self-governing, self-ruling, separate, sovereign (also sovran)
Antonyms
dependent, nonautonomous, non-self-governing, subject, unfree
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Eric programmed a Parrot Mambo drone to fly autonomous patterns that mirror math functions in 3D space to see it in a vertical orientation instead of how it’s typically sketched on 2D graph paper. — Carol Kovach, cleveland.com, "Pearl of the Orient bows out of Rocky River restaurant scene: West Shore Chatter," 3 Sep. 2019 The Navy’s autonomous ship work was inspired partly by a challenge on Mars. — The Atlantic, "Coming Soon to a Battlefield: Robots That Can Kill," 3 Sep. 2019 Platooning – having a human drive one truck, with an autonomous truck following close behind – is another option. — CBS News, ""We're heading towards hell": Expert shares concerns with self-driving cars," 31 Aug. 2019 Antonio Yao Shun was installed on Monday as bishop of Jining in the northern Chinese autonomous region of Inner Mongolia. — Ian Johnson, New York Times, "In Landmark Ceremony, a Catholic Bishop Is Installed in China," 28 Aug. 2019 Former Waymo and Uber self-driving car engineer Anthony Levandowski—regarded by many as a father of the fledgling autonomous vehicle industry—was indicted Tuesday on 33 federal charges of theft and attempted theft of trade secrets. — Aarian Marshall, WIRED, "Ex-Uber Engineer Levandowski Charged With Trade-Secret Theft," 27 Aug. 2019 Levandowski is a standout among an elite cadre of engineers with expertise in autonomous driving, which is widely considered the future of the auto industry. — Evan Sernoffsky, SFChronicle.com, "Engineer charged with stealing Google’s self-driving car secrets," 27 Aug. 2019 Following his departure from Uber, Levandowski co-founded another autonomous driving startup, Pronto. — Kate Cox, Ars Technica, "Former Google engineer Levandowski indicted for stealing trade secrets," 27 Aug. 2019 Hundreds of thousands of protesters have been demonstrating for an autonomous Hong Kong over the past two months, including a peaceful march Sunday. — Anchorage Daily News, "Twitter, Facebook say China used fake accounts to sow discord in Hong Kong," 20 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'autonomous.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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