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own accord

NOUN
freedom
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ability exemption flexibility immunity opportunity power privilege right
STRONG
abandon abandonment bent compass discretion facility indulgence latitude laxity leeway liberty margin play prerogative profligacy range rein rope scope sweep swing unrestraint
WEAK
carte blanche elbowroom free rein full play full swing laissez faire plenty of rope rampancy
Antonyms
STRONGEST
impotence inability incompetence responsibility weakness
STRONG
extreme restraint
WEAK
captivity confinement difficulty imprisonment incarceration limitation reserve restriction servitude slavery subjection subordination suppression
NOUN
independency
Synonyms
STRONG
abandon abandonment ability autonomy bent compass discretion exemption facility flexibility immunity independence indulgence latitude laxity leeway liberty margin opportunity play power prerogative privilege profligacy range rein right rope scope self-government sovereignty sweep swing unrestraint
WEAK
carte blanche elbowroom free rein full play full swing laissez faire plenty of rope rampancy
Antonyms
STRONG
dependence extreme impotence inability incompetence limitation responsibility restraint weakness
NOUN
self-government
Synonyms
STRONGEST
autonomy discretion flexibility immunity independence sovereignty
STRONG
abandon abandonment ability bent compass exemption facility independency indulgence latitude laxity leeway liberty margin opportunity play power prerogative privilege profligacy range rein right rope scope sweep swing unrestraint
WEAK
carte blanche elbowroom free rein full play full swing laissez faire plenty of rope rampancy
Antonyms
STRONGEST
dependence
STRONG
extreme impotence inability incompetence limitation restraint weakness

Example Sentences

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The driver stopped of his own accord, they added.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

As for Saxon’s claims about being told to sleep in the bare concrete dwelling, Cherkasky insisted that the worker had done so of his own accord.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 3, 2026

But police insisted she left for Mexico of her own accord and was not kidnapped.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

To get to this point, Congress had to act of its own accord, essentially, and force the release.

From Slate • Feb. 4, 2026

As soon as he was out. the gates closed behind him of their own accord.

From "The Magician's Nephew" by C. S. Lewis