hands-off

adjective

Definition of hands-offnext
as in autonomous

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Recent Examples of hands-off Paying bills Accounting software reduces the chaotic paper trail of manual bookkeeping by turning invoice tracking and payments into a hands-off workflow. — Dana Miranda, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026 There is a near-identical robot to be found at Jalsa, an Indian restaurant in my Brooklyn neighborhood, where its presence inspires the same frisson of novelty as a hands-off steering wheel. — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 Kick, a platform known for taking a hands-off approach to content moderation, confirmed that such a livestream would violate its policies. — Emma Roth, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2026 This cruise is for anyone who appreciates spectacle, and especially for travelers who want a hands-off planning experience—everything, truly everything, will be served to you on a platter. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hands-off
Recent Examples of Synonyms for hands-off
  1. autonomous
  2. independent
  3. noninterventionist
  4. neutral
  5. nonaligned
  6. sovereign
  7. unaffiliated
Adjective
  • The Cybertruck’s successor, the Cybercab, hopes to compete with Google’s driverless Waymo project, though neither vehicle is capable of those fully autonomous road trips yet.
    — Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Rather than displacing traditional weapons manufacturers, the rise of drones and autonomous warfare is creating new business for many of the same companies.
    — Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of autonomous
Adjective
  • Public reporting, independent audits and whistleblower protections should help expose political interference and enforce these safeguards.
    — Carole LaBonne, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
  • However, the result has not yet undergone full independent academic review.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 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
  • Choose from seven rich, neutral tones, including deep chocolate brown and vibrant golden yellow.
    — Kate Donovan, Southern Living, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The rich plum color also makes a lovely accent against neutral bedding.
    — Jacorey Moon, Architectural Digest, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of neutral
Adjective
  • The urgency around courting nonaligned voters has been on display at recent debates, in ads flooding the airwaves and in the campaign money pouring into key states.
    — Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of nonaligned
Adjective
  • Custody ambitions Unlike commercial vaults, the new facility will be operated by Singapore’s central bank, offering foreign monetary authorities an alternative sovereign custodian for their gold.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Referring to the capture of Maduro, one article accused Hegseth of kidnapping a sovereign foreign leader.
    — Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of sovereign
Adjective
  • Her victory was boosted by two other candidates on the ballot — one libertarian and one unaffiliated — who received more votes than James’ margin over Mitchell.
    — Nicholas Riccardi, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Reaching and persuading even some of those unaffiliated voters could make a real difference in statewide elections.
    — Isvett Verde, Time, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of unaffiliated

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“Hands-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hands-off. Accessed 12 Nov. 2026.

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