autonomous
I
(independent) adjective
detached, existing as an independent entity, free, free to choose, self-contained, self-reliant, self-sufficient, self-supporting, uncoerced, uncompelled, unconstrained, uncontrolled, unrestricted
II
(self governing) adjective
at liberty, autarchic, autonomic, enfranchised, free, politically independent, self-determined, self-directing, self-ruling, sovereign
III
index
free (enjoying civil liberty), independent, nonpartisan, sovereign (independent)
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006