What is another word for independent?
Synonyms for independent
ˌɪn dɪˈpɛn dəntin·de·pen·dent
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Wiktionary
independentadjective
Synonyms:
autonomous, free, selfstandingAntonyms:
dependent, contingentindependentadjective
not dependent; not contingent or depending on something else; free
Synonyms:
autonomous, selfstanding, freeAntonyms:
dependent, contingentindependentadjective
A neutral or uncommitted person.
Synonyms:
free, autonomous, selfstandingAntonyms:
dependent, contingent
Princeton's WordNet
mugwump, independent, fencesitternoun
a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)
Synonyms:
mugwump, free-lance, freelancer, free lance, freelance, fencesitter, self-employed personAntonyms:
helpless, mutualist, unfree, leechlike, parasitical, reliant, babelike, bloodsucking, underage, partisan, subordinate, symbiotic, partizan, myrmecophilous, dependent, parasitic, interdependent, mutually beneficialfreelancer, freelance, free-lance, free lance, independent, self-employed personadjective
a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them
Synonyms:
fencesitter, mugwump, free-lance, freelancer, free lance, freelance, self-employed personAntonyms:
subordinate, leechlike, bloodsucking, mutually beneficial, dependent, symbiotic, mutualist, partisan, parasitical, parasitic, babelike, partizan, unfree, helpless, myrmecophilous, underage, reliant, interdependentindependentadjective
free from external control and constraint
"an independent mind"; "a series of independent judgments"; "fiercely independent individualism"
Synonyms:
self-governing, autonomous, main(a), sovereignAntonyms:
bloodsucking, underage, mutually beneficial, babelike, leechlike, mutualist, symbiotic, partizan, dependent, partisan, interdependent, helpless, myrmecophilous, subordinate, unfree, parasitical, reliant, parasiticautonomous, independent, self-governing, sovereignadjective
(of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces
"an autonomous judiciary"; "a sovereign state"
Synonyms:
main(a), self-reliant, supreme, autonomous, sovereign, self-governing, self-directedAntonyms:
symbiotic, myrmecophilous, mutually beneficial, interdependent, leechlike, unfree, babelike, dependent, bloodsucking, underage, partizan, helpless, mutualist, partisan, parasitical, subordinate, reliant, parasiticindependent, main(a)adjective
(of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence
"the main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb"
Antonyms:
subordinate, mutualist, reliant, symbiotic, partisan, dependent, leechlike, bloodsucking, interdependent, parasitic, babelike, partizan, parasitical, unfree, underage, helpless, myrmecophilous, mutually beneficialindependentadjective
not controlled by a party or interest group
Synonyms:
self-governing, autonomous, main(a), sovereignAntonyms:
parasitic, parasitical, myrmecophilous, unfree, reliant, mutually beneficial, babelike, bloodsucking, mutualist, leechlike, subordinate, underage, helpless, partisan, symbiotic, dependent, partizan, interdependent
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Editors Contribution
moral courage
Dictionary of English Synonymes
independentadjective
Synonyms:
unrelated, unconnected, free, self-directing, unrestricted, unrestrained, absolute, not dependent, not subordinateindependentadjective
Synonyms:
unconstrained, easy, boldindependentadjective
Synonyms:
irrespective
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
independentadjective
Synonyms:
self-governing, autonomous, self-reliant, exclusive, irrespective, affluent
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "independent":
independence, stand-alone, separate, self-employed, autonomous, standalone, freelance, arms-length, discrete, unrelated, self-contained, indépendants, free-standing, independiente, non-attached, independently, selfemployed, sovereign, independant, independents, unbound, self-reliant, self-standing, self-governing, autonomy, irrespective, self-sustaining, self-employment
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#42 | free | |
#1264 | independent | |
#2228 | separate | |
#3424 | supreme | |
#4703 | independence | |
#7662 | independently | |
#8092 | freelance | |
#9160 | discrete | |
#11855 | autonomous | |
#11966 | sovereign | |
#13990 | autonomy | |
#14031 | unrelated | |
#16389 | standalone | |
#20102 | irrespective | |
#21077 | unbound | |
#27801 | independents | |
#29089 | independant | |
#33647 | freelancer | |
#81964 | independiente | |
#220515 | mugwump |
How to use independent in a sentence?
We applaud McDonald’s for joining with Coca-Cola and Visa. They understand just how vital it is that reform of FIFA is independent of the deep vested interests surrounding the organization and its personnel.
The IG has a responsibility to investigate all allegations made and we welcome and support their independent oversight, while we cannot comment on ongoing investigations, we can speak to the process and about the valued contributions of the Intelligence Community (IC). The IC routinely produces a wide range of subjective assessments related to the current security environment.
Today's decision reflects a significant step away from the idea of independent executive branch agencies, although the court limited its holding to whether a single director of The CFPB could be protected from being fired by the President for any reason, its analysis makes clear that a majority of the current Justices are skeptical of any independence within the executive branch -- which could open the door to even broader and more significant challenges to older -- and less controversial -- agencies going forward.
Our firm has been retained by the University of Pittsburgh to conduct an independent review of its policies and practices surrounding fetal tissue research, to ensure the integrity of the ongoing review, we will not provide any comments. Any further inquiries should be directed to the university.
... advise the House of Representatives of any substantial and credible information which such independent counsel receives, in carrying out the independent counsel's responsibilities under this chapter, that may constitute grounds for an impeachment.
Translations for independent
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- مستقل, حرArabic
- independentCatalan, Valencian
- nezávislýCzech
- uafhængigDanish
- unabhängigGerman
- ανεξάρτητοςGreek
- sendependa, memstaraEsperanto
- independienteSpanish
- sõltumatuEstonian
- مستقلPersian
- itsenäinen, sitoutumaton, riippumaton, vapaaFinnish
- indépendantFrench
- neamhspleáchIrish
- neo-eisimeileachScottish Gaelic
- स्वतंत्रHindi
- függetlenHungarian
- merdekaIndonesian
- indipendenteItalian
- 独立, 独立したJapanese
- ឯករាជKhmer
- ಸ್ವತಂತ್ರKannada
- 독립적 인, 독립Korean
- سهربهخۆ, سهربهستKurdish
- sui iuris, independensLatin
- neatkarīgsLatvian
- независнa, независно, независeнMacedonian
- merdekaMalay
- uavhengigNorwegian
- onafhankelijkDutch
- uavhengigNorwegian
- niezawisły, niezrzeszony, niezależnyPolish
- independentePortuguese
- liber, independentRomanian
- независимыйRussian
- независан, неовисан, nȅovisan, nezávisan, самосталан, sȁmostālanSerbo-Croatian
- nezávislýSlovak
- pavarurAlbanian
- självständig, oberoendeSwedish
- சுயாதீனTamil
- bağımsızTurkish
- 獨立Chinese
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