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Detailed Synonyms for independent in English

independent:

independent adj

  1. independent
  2. independent
  3. independent
    – free from external control and constraint 1
    independent
    – free from external control and constraint 1
    • independent adj
      • an independent mind1
      • a series of independent judgments1
      • fiercely independent individualism1
  4. independent
    – (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence 1
    main; independent
    – (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence 1
    • main adj
      • the main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb1
    • independent adj
      • the main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb1
  5. independent
    – not controlled by a party or interest group 1
    independent
    – not controlled by a party or interest group 1
  6. independent
    – (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces 1
    independent; sovereign; autonomous; self-governing
    – (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces 1

independent [the ~] noun

  1. the independent
    the independent
  2. the independent
    – a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them 1
    the independent; the freelance; the freelancer; the free lance; the self-employed person; the free-lance
    – a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them 1
  3. the independent
    – a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics) 1
    the independent; the mugwump; the fencesitter
    – a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics) 1

independent

  1. independent

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Related Definitions for "independent":

  1. free from external control and constraint1
    • an independent mind1
    • a series of independent judgments1
    • fiercely independent individualism1
  2. (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence1
    • the main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb1
  3. not controlled by a party or interest group1
  4. (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces1
  5. a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them1
  6. a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)1

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