| ADJECTIVE | all | independent | free from external control and constraint / constraint |
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| all | independent, autonomous, self-governing, sovereign | (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces | |
| all | independent, main | (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence | |
| all | independent | not controlled by a party or interest group | |
| NOUN | person | independent, mugwump, fencesitter | a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics) |
| person | independent, freelancer, freelance, free-lance, free lance, self-employed person | a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them |
| Sounds | ih.ndihpeh'ndahnt | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt... | |
| Meaning | Free from external control and constraint / constraint. | |
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| Examples |
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| Attribute of | independence, independency | freedom from control or influence of another or others |
| Narrower | autarkic, autarkical | Of countries |
| autonomous, self-directed, self-reliant | (of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment | |
| autonomous | Existing as an independent entity | |
| breakaway, fissiparous, separatist | Having separated or advocating separation from another entity or policy or attitude | |
| commutative | (of a binary operation) independent of order | |
| free-living, nonparasitic, nonsymbiotic | not parasitic on another organism | |
| indie | (of pop groups) not affiliated with a major recording company | |
| individual, case-by-case, item-by-item | separate and distinct from others of the same kind | |
| self-sufficient, self-sufficing, self-sustaining | able to provide for your own needs without help from others | |
| self-supporting | financially independent | |
| single-handed | Without help from others | |
| strong-minded | marked by vigorous independence of thought and judgment | |
| unaffiliated | not affiliated | |
| unconditional | not contingent | |
| See also | free | able to act at will |
| separate | Independent | |
| Opposite | dependent | Relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed |
| Spanish | independiente | |
| Catalan | independent | |
| Nouns | independence, independency | freedom from control or influence of another or others |
| Adverbs | independently | on your own |
| Meaning | (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces. | |
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| Synonyms | autonomous, self-governing, sovereign | |
| Broader | free | able to act at will |
| Spanish | autonómico, autónomo, independiente, soberano | |
| Catalan | autònom, autonòmic, independent, sobirà | |
| Nouns | independence, independency | freedom from control or influence of another or others |
| Meaning | (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence. | |
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| Example | "the main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb" | |
| Synonym | main | |
| Category | grammar | The branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics) |
| Opposite | dependent, subordinate | (of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence |
| Spanish | independiente, principal | |
| Catalan | independent, principal | |
| Meaning | not controlled by a party or interest group. | |
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| Broader | nonpartisan, nonpartizan | Free from party affiliation or bias |
| Spanish | independiente | |
| Catalan | independent | |
| Nouns | independence | freedom from control or influence of another or others |
| Meaning | A neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics). | |
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| Synonyms | mugwump, fencesitter | |
| Category | politics, political science, government | The study of government of states and other political units |
| Broader | individualist | A person who pursues independent thought or action |
| Spanish | independiente | |
| Catalan | independent | |
| Meaning | A writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them. | |
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| Synonyms | freelancer, freelance, free-lance, free lance, self-employed person | |
| Broader | worker | A person who works at a specific occupation |
| Spanish | autónomo, freelance, independiente, trabajador autónomo | |
| Catalan | autònom, freelance, independent | |
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