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Meaning of independent in English

  1. Pronunciation

    /ˌɪndəˈpɛndənt/

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  1. Classifying Adjective

    independent

    Definitions

    1. not dependent on or conditioned by or relative to anything else

    Synonyms

    • absolute
  2. 2. of political bodies

    Examples

    • « an autonomous judiciary »
    • « a sovereign state »

    Synonyms

    • free
  3. 3. not contingent

    Synonyms

    • unconditional
  4. 4. not controlled by a party or interest group

    Synonyms

    • nonpartisan
    • nonpartizan
  5. Noun

    independent

    Definitions

    1. a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)
  6. 2. a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them
  7. 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
  8. 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

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