self-reliant vs autonomous

self-reliant and autonomous both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
self-reliant	No	Yes	No	No
autonomous	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, self-reliant and autonomous are synonyms defined as:

self-reliant and autonomous: (of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment

Other synonyms of self-reliant include self-directed.

self-reliant (adjective)	autonomous (adjective)
(of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment	(of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces
	(of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment
	existing as an independent entity