HANDS-OFF Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

hands-off

adjective

Definition of hands-off

as in autonomous

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Recent Examples of hands-off In the talks with Commerce over Fable 5 and Mythos 5, Anthropic Chief Executive Officer Dario Amodei took a hands-off role, helping to reduce friction between the two sides, according to the people. — Josh Wingrove, Fortune, 27 June 2026 This vacuum type is ideal for those who like hands-off and scheduled cleanings, as robot vacuums offer 3D mapping to identify where and what to clean. — Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 25 June 2026 Baked in the oven on a sheet pan, these catfish tacos are an easy hands-off way to get dinner on the table in flash. — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 25 June 2026 When the internet was being developed, the government took a largely hands-off approach to encourage innovation. — Caitlin Babcock, Christian Science Monitor, 18 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for hands-off

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Adjective

Since the brand expanded and opened operations in the city this year, autonomous all-electric Waymos have taken over Miami’s streets.

— Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
Questions over whether autonomous vehicles and weapons are handy supplemental tools or disruptive innovations are in keeping with a long-running debate over what constitutes a revolution in military affairs.

— Phillips Payson O’Brien, The Atlantic, 18 July 2026

Definition of autonomous

Adjective

The ministry, which does not differentiate between civilians and combatants, is staffed by medical professionals who maintain detailed records viewed as generally reliable by United Nations agencies and independent experts.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026
The election in the 25th Congressional District, which runs along the Atlantic coast from Delray Beach to Miami Beach, is seen by all major independent congressional election analysts as a toss-up that could go either way.

— Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 18 July 2026

Definition of independent

Adjective

And Secrets suspects that a younger, noninterventionist crowd would have boosted Vance’s numbers.

— Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 30 Mar. 2026
Does the beginning of this war tell us anything meaningful about the long-running battle between the interventionist and noninterventionist wings of American conservativism?

— Suzanne Schneider, The New York Review of Books, 25 Mar. 2026

Definition of noninterventionist

Adjective

Russia has been able to weather Western sanctions largely by ramping up trade with nonaligned countries, particularly India and China.

— Tristan Bove, Fortune, 30 June 2026
These are hedging strategies adapted to today’s more fragmented international order, while the older divide separated aligned states from nonaligned states.

— Andrew Latham, The Conversation, 4 June 2026

Definition of nonaligned

Adjective

Israel had a sovereign, moral right to defend itself and dismantle the Hamas military, a terrorist organization that deliberately conducted its attacks from among Gaza’s citizenry in a way to maximize innocent civilian casualties.

— Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Mistral’s co-founder told The Economist that Europe needs to build a sovereign AI ecosystem, as Washington increasingly limits overseas access to US cutting-edge models.

— Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of sovereign

Adjective

The race was non-partisan, and she was registered as unaffiliated.

— Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 15 July 2026
Jewish adults who are religiously unaffiliated but identify as Jewish in other ways tend to have less of an emotional connection to Israel in general.

— Giovanna Dell’Orto, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026

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