What are some alternative words for independent?
Synonyms for independent
ˌɪn dɪˈpɛn dənt
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Princeton's WordNet
mugwump, independent, fencesitter(noun)
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 person(adj)
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, interdependentindependent(adj)
free from external control and constraint
"an independent mind"; "a series of independent judgments"; "fiercely independent individualism"
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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, sovereign(adj)
(of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces
"an autonomous judiciary"; "a sovereign state"
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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)(adj)
(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"
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subordinate, mutualist, reliant, symbiotic, partisan, dependent, leechlike, bloodsucking, interdependent, parasitic, babelike, partizan, parasitical, unfree, underage, helpless, myrmecophilous, mutually beneficialindependent(adj)
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
Wiktionary
independent(adjective)
Synonyms:
autonomous, free, selfstandingAntonyms:
dependent, contingentindependent(adjective)
not dependent; not contingent or depending on something else; free
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autonomous, selfstanding, freeAntonyms:
dependent, contingentindependent(adjective)
not affiliated with any political party
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selfstanding, autonomous, freeAntonyms:
contingent, dependent
Editors Contribution
moral courage
Dictionary of English Synonymes
independent(a.)
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unrelated, unconnected, free, self-directing, unrestricted, unrestrained, absolute, not dependent, not subordinateindependent(a.)
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unconstrained, easy, boldindependent(a.)
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irrespective
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
independent(a)
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?
Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson:
I'm very concerned about the serious potential threat of independent actors here in the United States. We've seen this now in Europe. We've seen this in Canada.
I'm not afraid to admit there's been a learning process and when Congress or independent bodies of oversight find fault in our decision making, I want to correct that and ensure that it does not happen again.
The United States is of course troubled that these proposed actions... will worsen the reporting environment in China, beijing's actions prove time and again that the [ ruling Chinese Communist Party ] is afraid of independent and investigative media reporting that has only broadened and deepened the world's understanding of China for the better.
He has taken a strong ideological turn to create a new cultural direction, he [Xi] has really turned against the independent churches and any independent social movements. The government wants to contain the growth of Christianity.
We have committed to reimagining public safety, and that requires an unflinching, comprehensive look at what The LMPD is doing well, and what can be done better, an independent audit like this is an extraordinarily valuable tool in making an organization better, and we plan to lean into the findings here -- good and bad.
Translations for independent
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- حر, مستقلArabic
- independentCatalan, Valencian
- nezávislýCzech
- uafhængigDanish
- unabhängigGerman
- ανεξάρτητοςGreek
- memstara, sendependaEsperanto
- independienteSpanish
- sõltumatuEstonian
- مستقلPersian
- itsenäinen, vapaa, sitoutumaton, riippumatonFinnish
- indépendantFrench
- neamhspleáchIrish
- neo-eisimeileachScottish Gaelic
- függetlenHungarian
- merdekaIndonesian
- indipendenteItalian
- 独立, 独立したJapanese
- ឯករាជKhmer
- ಸ್ವತಂತ್ರKannada
- 독립, 독립적 인Korean
- سهربهخۆ, سهربهستKurdish
- independens, sui iurisLatin
- neatkarīgsLatvian
- независнa, независно, независeнMacedonian
- merdekaMalay
- uavhengigNorwegian
- onafhankelijkDutch
- uavhengigNorwegian
- niezależny, niezawisły, niezrzeszonyPolish
- independentePortuguese
- independent, liberRomanian
- независимыйRussian
- неовисан, nȅovisan, независан, самосталан, sȁmostālan, nezávisanSerbo-Croatian
- nezávislýSlovak
- pavarurAlbanian
- självständig, oberoendeSwedish
- சுயாதீனTamil
- bağımsızTurkish
- 獨立Chinese
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