autonomousness
State of self-direction
Autonomousness is the quality of being autonomous—self-governing or independent.
The word is rare and unwieldy; autonomy covers the same ground more gracefully.
When it does appear, it's usually in academic or technical writing: The autonomousness of the AI system raised ethical concerns.
Control over one's fate
- volitionCapacity for choice
- self-directionControlling one's own choices
- decision-makingProcess of choosing actions
- self-governanceIndependent management of affairs
will · choice · initiative · empowerment · discretion · consent · action · capability
Independence from outside aid
- independenceFreedom from external control
- self-supportSustaining oneself unaided
- self-containedWhole without external parts
- self-standingUpright without external support
individualism · self-guided · self-managed · resourcefulness · autarky · bootstrap · do-it-yourself · standalone
Absence of unjust constraint
- unrestrainedNot held back
- unfetteredFree from restriction
- unshackledReleased from restraints
- unboundNot tied down
emancipation · liberation · free-will · voluntary · discretionary · permissive · nonrestrictive · flexible
self-determination
Control over one's fate
- volitionCapacity for choice
- self-directionControlling one's own choices
- decision-makingProcess of choosing actions
self-governance · will · choice · initiative · empowerment · discretion · consent · action · capability · command
self-sufficiency
Independence from outside aid
- independenceFreedom from external control
- self-supportSustaining oneself unaided
- self-containedWhole without external parts
self-standing · individualism · self-guided · self-managed · resourcefulness · autarky · bootstrap · do-it-yourself · standalone · off-grid
liberty
Absence of unjust constraint
- unrestrainedNot held back
- unfetteredFree from restriction
- unshackledReleased from restraints
unbound · emancipation · liberation · free-will · voluntary · discretionary · permissive · nonrestrictive · flexible · unrestricted
autonomousnessdependence
State of needing another
subjugation · subordination · subservience · subjection · domination
autonomousnessdependence
State of needing another
dependency · reliance · neediness · helplessness · parasitism
auto, autonomy, autonomous, autonomously, autonomic, autonomies, autonomist, autonomists, autonomically