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, independent, 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, independent, 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-directed, independentAntonyms:
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?
I grew up in a very literate, very independent household where people spoke their ideas and were very supportive of helping each other find their own way.
It proves that we can not go on without democratic elections, without legislative authority, without independent judiciary and without separation of powers. Palestine needs more than a security system that is unable to protect its people from Israeli attacks. Palestine needs democracy and elections immediately.
There is in fact no such thing as art for art's sake, art that stands above classes, art that is detached from or independent of politics. Proletarian literature and art are part of the whole proletarian revolutionary cause.
What we know, factually, is that over 40 percent of the electorate is either a registered Independent or currently affiliates themselves as an Independent.
You want someone independent to be in charge of succession planning, given the fact it's a dual-class company, though, it doesn't really matter because no matter what happens, he and his family remain in control.
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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