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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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

Davidson left the ceremony part-way through the proceedings, reportedly of his own accord.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

Emilie Pradichit, executive director of rights group Manushya Foundation, said it was unlikely Valy "stepped down of her own accord".

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

There also was a slight uptick in workers leaving their jobs of their own accord.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

The boy had attached himself to us of his own accord and now both of us took it for granted he would remain.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya

own accord

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