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   independent

   /ˌɪndɪˈpɛnd(ə)nt/

   adjective

   • 1. free from outside control; not subject to another's authority: "an independent nuclear deterrent" Similar freethinkingindividualisticunconventionalmaverickfreeliberatedboldfree-spiritedunconstrainedunrestrainedunfettereduntrammelledunhamperedundisciplinedwildwilfulheadstrongcontraryOpposite constrainedorthodox
   • ▪ (of a country) self-governing: "India became independent in 1947" Similar self-governingself-legislatingself-determiningsovereignautonomousautonomicautarkicfreenon-alignedOpposite dependentsubservient
   • ▪ not belonging to or supported by a political party: "the independent candidate"
   • ▪ (of broadcasting, a school, etc.) not supported by public funds: "an independent girls' school" Similar privatepublicnon-state-controllednon-state-runnon-publicprivate-sectorprivate-enterprisefee-payingcommercialprivatizeddenationalizedOpposite privatestate-run
   • ▪ Congregational. historical
   • 2. not depending on another for livelihood or subsistence: "I wanted to remain independent in old age" Similar self-sufficientself-supportingself-sustainingself-reliantself-standingable to stand on one's own two feetself-containedself-madeinformal:living on one's humpOpposite dependent
   • ▪ (of income or resources) making it unnecessary to earn one's living: "a woman of independent means"
   • 3. capable of thinking or acting for oneself: "advice for independent travellers"
   • ▪ not influenced by others; impartial: "a thorough and independent investigation of the case" Similar impartialunbiasedunprejudicedneutraldisinteresteduninvolveduncommitteddetacheddispassionateobjectiveopen-mindedequitablenon-partisaneven-handedfairfair-mindedjustwithout favouritismfree from discriminationnon-discriminatorywith no axe to grindwithout fear or favourinformal:on the fenceOpposite biasedtied
   • 4. not connected with another or with each other; separate: "treating each factory as an independent unit of production" Similar unconnectedunrelatedunassociateddissociatedunattachedseparateOpposite connected
   • ▪ not depending on something else for strength or effectiveness; free-standing: "an independent electric shower" Similar separatediscretedifferentdistinctfree-standingself-containedcompleteOpposite subordinate
   • ▪ (of one of a set of axioms, equations, or quantities) incapable of being expressed in terms of, or derived or deduced from, the others.

   noun

   • 1. an independent person or body: "one of the few independents left in the music business"
   • ▪ an independent political candidate: "he stood unsuccessfully as an independent in 1992"
   • ▪ a Congregationalist.

   Word Origin early 17th century (as an adjective): partly on the pattern of French indépendant.

   Scrabble Points: 15

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   • An independent organization or other body is one that controls its own finances and operations, rather than being controlled by someone else. ...an independent television station. ...the Office of Government Ethics, an independent agency. ...a fully independent, not-for-profit organisation.

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   Definitions of independent. adjective. free from external control and constraint. “an independent mind” “a series of independent judgments” “fiercely independent individualism” synonyms: autarkic, autarkical. of countries; not relying on imports. autonomous, self-directed, self-reliant.