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Meaning of
independent
in English
Pronunciation
/ˌɪndəˈpɛndənt/
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Classifying Adjective
independent
Definitions
1.
not dependent on or conditioned by or relative to anything else
Synonyms
absolute
2.
of political bodies
Examples
« an autonomous judiciary »
« a sovereign state »
Synonyms
free
3.
not contingent
Synonyms
unconditional
4.
not controlled by a party or interest group
Synonyms
nonpartisan
nonpartizan
Noun
independent
Definitions
1.
a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)
2.
a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them
Qualitative Adjective
independent
Etymology
early 17th century (as an adjective): partly on the pattern of French indépendant
Definitions
1.
free from external control and constraint
Examples
« an independent mind »
« a series of independent judgments »
« fiercely independent individualism »
« an independent republic »
Synonyms
autarkic
autarkical
autonomous
self-directed
self-reliant
autonomous
breakaway
fissiparous
separatist
commutative
free-living
nonparasitic
nonsymbiotic
indie
individual
case-by-case
item-by-item
on one's own(p)
on his own(p)
on her own(p)
on your own(p)
on their own(p)
self-sufficient
self-sufficing
self-sustaining
self-supporting
single-handed
strong-minded
unaffiliated
unconditional
Antonyms
dependent
2.
of a clause
Examples
« able to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence »
« the main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb »
Antonyms
dependent
subordinate
