NONAUTONOMOUS Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

nonautonomous

adjective

Definition of nonautonomous

as in dependent

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Recent Examples of nonautonomous Burnout now consumes American physicians, who are overworked, nonautonomous and adrift without help. — Aaron Rothstein, wsj.com, 3 Apr. 2023 The absence of access for nonautonomous conferences like the American Athletic Conference has also been a point of contention. — Matt Murschel, orlandosentinel.com, 14 May 2021

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Officials said during the Oval Office event that building the pipeline will take three years and that exports of liquified natural gas would begin two years after that -- but that was dependent on financing coming through fully.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2026
Others who express hesitation or opposition to bans often cite the risk of sending people who are dependent on 7-OH into withdrawal, and potentially leading them to other, more dangerous substances.

— Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of dependent

Adjective

The threat of the prison is that you’re targeted and unfree, packed into a queasy, pressurized intimacy with the most dangerous parts of yourself and others.

— Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Merton did not believe in the cold war’s strident moral opposition between the free and unfree worlds.

— Pankaj Mishra, The New York Review of Books, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of unfree

Adjective

Before launching his career as a film and TV actor, Gortner was the subject and willing participant in the groundbreaking, Oscar-winning 1972 documentary Marjoe.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026
Agencies still stay essential by bringing strategy, an objective outside perspective and subject expertise—ensuring every asset is relevant, on-brand and right for its context and timing.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026

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