Synonyms of self-governing

self-governing

adjective

1

as in independent

not being under the rule or control of another

she left home and became entirely self-governing and financially independent at the age of 18

Synonyms & Similar Words

• independent
• autonomous
• sovereign
• separate
• self-governed
• democratic
• freestanding
• self-ruling
• sovran
• free
• liberated
• empowered
• freeborn
• emancipated
• released
• redeemed
• freed
• enfranchised
• manumitted
• republican
• delivered
• unsupervised
• unconquered
• unruled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dependent
• subject
• unfree
• nonautonomous
• non-self-governing
• subjugated
• bound
• conquered
• captive
• enslaved
• subdued
• subordinate
• fettered
• subservient
• inferior

2

as in democratic

of, relating to, or favoring political democracy

a self-governing nation that could be a role model for other countries in the region

Synonyms & Similar Words

• democratic
• republican
• self-ruling
• popular
• representative
• libertarian
• nontotalitarian

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• undemocratic
• nondemocratic
• autocratic
• monarchical
• tyrannical
• despotic
• dictatorial
• monarchic
• monarchial
• tyrannic
• monarchal
• autocratical