Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for autonomous.
Definitions

autonomous

[aw-ton-uh-muhs] / ɔˈtɒn ə məs /


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The funding has helped launch defense and aerospace startups across Southern California, including Costa Mesa autonomous weapons maker Anduril Industries, now valued at more than $30 billion.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Over the past few months, demand has exploded for “agentic” AI, autonomous tools that use the technology to independently perform tasks, from writing software code to scheduling house tours for real-estate brokers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

Defence Secretary John Healey has said that British military planners had been deployed to US military headquarters, and that a Navy ship could be used to launch autonomous drones to clear mines from the Strait.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Tesla is now focused on making models that would be autonomous but offer an option for human drivers, according to Reuters.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

The whole dear notion of one’s own Self—marvelous old free-willed, free-enterprising, autonomous, independent, isolated island of a Self—is a myth.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas




Vocabulary lists containing autonomous