Independent

Quick meaning: Independent is an adjective meaning Not dependent; not contingent or depending on something else; free.

Meaning

Not dependent; not contingent or depending on something else; free.

More Meanings

1. (politics) Not affiliated with any political party.
2. Providing a comfortable livelihood.
3. Not subject to bias or influence; self-directing.
4. Separate from; exclusive; irrespective.
5. A candidate or voter not affiliated with any political party, a freethinker, free of a party platform.
6. A neutral or uncommitted person.
7. A small, privately owned business.

Example Sentences

an independent property

the independent candidate

a man of an independent mind

That obligation in general, under which we conceive ourselves bound to obey a law, independent of those resources which the law provides for its own enforcement.

Word Forms

• independents

Synonyms for independent

Depending on context, synonyms include autonomous, free, self-standing, substantive, crossbencher, individual.

Antonyms for independent

Common opposites include contingent, dependent, subordinate, indulgence, pleasing, pampering.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include free-living, individual, self-sufficient, self-directed, self-sustaining, self-reliant.

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