self-governing

Synonyms

autonomous, free, freestanding, independent, self-governed, self-ruling, separate, sovereign (also sovran);

Antonyms

dependent, nonautonomous, non-self-governing, subject, unfree;

Near Antonyms

bound, captive, conquered, enslaved, fettered, subdued, subjugated;

inferior, subordinate, subservient;

Related Words

freeborn;

delivered, emancipated, freed, liberated, manumitted, redeemed, released;

unconquered, unruled, unsupervised;

empowered, enfranchised;

democratic, republican;