independent

Meaning

Adj

1. Not dependent; not contingent or depending on something else; free.
2. Not affiliated with any political party.
3. Providing a comfortable livelihood.
4. Not subject to bias or influence; self-directing.
5. Separate from; exclusive; irrespective.

Noun

1. A candidate or voter not affiliated with any political party, a freethinker, free of a party platform.
2. A neutral or uncommitted person.
3. A small, privately owned business.
4. A team not affiliated with any league or conference.

Synonyms

free

🆓

autonomous

sovereign

self-governing

self-reliant

self-sufficient

self-supporting

separate

detached

become free

substantive

alone

self-employed

self-contained

autonomic

distinct

freelance

free lance

free-lance

freelancer

main

mugwump

self-employed person

single

spontaneous

stand-alone

unbiased

voluntary

fencesitter

intransigent

irrepressible

irrespective

liberal

liberated

loose

self-directed

self-suporting

nonaligned

nonpartisan

non-party

obstinate

opinionated

outright

populist

prompt

self-consistent

footloose

efficient

uninduced

disinterested

Translations

indépendant

independiente

indipendente

independente

unabhängig

onafhankelijk

independent

ανεξάρτητος

zelfstandig

selbstständig

bağımsız

autonome

autonomo

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌɪn.dɪˈpɛn.dənt/

Etymology

From French indépendant.

Sentences

The area is served by the Sharyland Independent School District .

Kirvin is served by the Wortham Independent School District .

She attended the independent Braeside School , Buckhurst Hill .

She is affiliated to the European Confederation of Independent Unions at the European level .

Pinewood Estates is served by the Hardin-Jefferson Independent School District .

Grays Prairie is served by the Scurry-Rosser Independent School District .