AUTONOMIES Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

autonomies

noun

plural of autonomy

as in choices

the act or power of making one's own choices or decisions the director agreed to make the film only on the condition that she be given complete autonomy for the casting

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the state of being free from the control or power of another finding the mother country's treatment of them oppressive and intolerable, the 13 British colonies made the momentous decision to seek autonomy

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Noun

Under the state's system, ballots that display voters' choices and electronic ballot images created by the scanners that read them are randomized.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
Verizon’s decision to drop Starz deprives its customers of access to a unique slate of programming that cannot be found anywhere else and leaves viewers with fewer choices.

— Michael Schneider, Variety, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of choices

Noun

Bensi has become a viral sensation with online postings about her life in Cuba and the lack of freedoms on the island.

— Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
Last October, their calls for clean government and more democratic freedoms had spilled over into street protests.

— Monitor's Editorial Board, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of freedoms

Noun

The movie is fantastic, a true thriller, and while some liberties were taken with the depiction of outer space, the basic premise of a cascading series of collisions rendering orbits too cluttered with debris to be usable is valid.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2026
As with the previous three seasons, Murphy and company take considerable liberties with the historical record, weaving into the show’s narrative many of the rumors and legends that arose during and after the Lizzie Borden case.

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2026

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