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autonomously

[aw-ton-uh-muhs-lee] / ɔˈtɒn ə məs li /
ADVERB
independently
Synonyms
STRONGEST
freely individually separately
STRONG
severally
WEAK
all by one's self apart by oneself exclusive of of one's own volition on one's own one at a time one by one singly solo unaided unrestrictedly unsupervised without regard to without support
Antonyms
STRONGEST
together
WEAK
dependently

Example Sentences

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During the tests, the robot moved autonomously toward selected targets, positioned its instruments using the robotic arm, and transmitted images and spectral data for analysis.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

Can we hold the human that coded the agent accountable for things that the agent might do autonomously?

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

Silicon Valley is buzzing about AI systems that can work autonomously on a user’s computer to carry out tasks ranging from writing software to analyzing data.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

This chart from Citrini Research illustrates the explosive growth of OpenClaw, an open-sourced library that allows AI to execute tasks autonomously.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

But a DNA double helix cannot autonomously make a copy of itself; otherwise, it might replicate without self-control.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee