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1. independent
adjective. ['ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt'] free from external control and constraint.
Synonyms
- commutative
- independency
- strong-minded
- self-sufficing
- unconditional
- item-by-item
- self-supporting
- autarkical
- self-sufficient
- nonsymbiotic
- self-directed
- single-handed
- individual
- indie
- breakaway
- case-by-case
- unaffiliated
- separate
- nonparasitic
- self-reliant
- self-sustaining
- free
- autarkic
- autonomous
- independence
- fissiparous
- separatist
Etymology
- dependent (English)
- in- (English)
- in (Latin)
Rhymes with Independent
- superintendent
- superintendant
- interdependent
- transcendent
- resplendent
- descendent
- descendant
- defendant
- attendant
- ascendant
- pendant
How do you pronounce independent?
Pronounce independent as ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt.
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How do you spell independent? Is it indpendent ?
A common misspelling of independent is indpendent
Sentences with independent
1. Adjective
English majors learn research methods and must also perform independent research.
Quotes about independent
1. Hope is independent of the apparatus of logic.
- Norman Cousins
2. All mankind... being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty or possessions.
- John Locke
3. I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will.
- Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre
2. independent
adjective. ['ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt'] (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- dependent (English)
- in- (English)
- in (Latin)
3. independent
adjective. ['ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt'] not controlled by a party or interest group.
Synonyms
Etymology
- dependent (English)
- in- (English)
- in (Latin)
4. independent
adjective. ['ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt'] (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence.
Antonyms
Etymology
- dependent (English)
- in- (English)
- in (Latin)
5. independent
noun. ['ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt'] a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them.
Antonyms
Etymology
- dependent (English)
- in- (English)
- in (Latin)
6. independent
noun. ['ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt'] a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics).
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- dependent (English)
- in- (English)
- in (Latin)