self-governed

[ self-guhv-ernd, self- ]
/ ˌsɛlfˈgʌv ərnd, ˈsɛlf- /

adjective

governed by itself or having self-government, as a state or community; independent.
self-regulating; self-determining.
exercising self-restraint or self-control.

Origin of self-governed

First recorded in 1700–10

SYNONYMS FOR self-governed

1 autonomous.

ANTONYMS FOR self-governed

1 dependent.

OTHER WORDS FROM self-governed

self-gov·ern·ing, adjective non·self-gov·ern·ing, adjective

Words nearby self-governed

self-fulfillment, self-fulfilment, self-generated, self-generating, self-generation, self-governed, self-government, self-gratification, self-hardening, self-harm, self-hatred