autonomously

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adverb

In an autonomous or self-governing manner.

UncommonScrabble 17

Meanings

adverbautonomously (comparative more autonomously, superlative most autonomously)

comparative more autonomously · superlative most autonomously

  1. In an autonomous or self-governing manner.

    Nonetheless, Mr. Musk has often described the technology as if it could fully drive cars or was on its way to operating autonomously.

    2023 January 31, Jack Ewing and Cade Metz, “Tesla’s Self-Driving Technology Comes Under Justice Dept. Scrutiny”, in The New York Times
    1 more example

    Housed in a converted grocery store, the Academy Charter School is a new kind of public school that operates autonomously under state charter rather than under local school district control.

    1994 December 10, Peter Applebome, “Some Educators See Experimental Hybrids As Country's Best Hope for Public Schools”, in The New York Times

    Synonyms: independently

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbIn an autonomous or self-governing manner.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tó-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*autós
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
  5. Ancient Greekαὖ (aû)
  6. Ancient Greekτόν (tón)
  7. Ancient Greekαὐτός (autós)
  8. Ancient Greekαὐτο- (auto-)
  9. Proto-Indo-European*nem-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*németi
  11. Proto-Hellenic*némō
  12. Ancient Greekνέμω (némō)
  13. Ancient Greekνόμος (nómos)
  14. Ancient Greekαὐτόνομος (autónomos)
  15. Ancient Greekαὐτονομῐ́ᾱ (autonomĭ́ā)
  16. Englishautonomy
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  18. Proto-Indo-European*h₃édosder.?
  19. Englishautonomous
  20. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  21. Proto-Germanic*līką
  22. Englishautonomously

From autonomous + -ly.

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Translations

Italian autonomamente
  • autonomamenteIn an autonomous manner
Polish autonomicznie
  • autonomicznieIn an autonomous manner
Portuguese autonomamente
  • autonomamenteIn an autonomous manner
Spanish autónomamente
  • autónomamenteIn an autonomous manner
Cite this entry
APA

autonomously. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autonomously

MLA

“autonomously.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autonomously. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autonomously,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autonomously.

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