INDEPENDENT Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word independent. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
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| autonomous | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces • existing as an independent entity • (of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment | ||||||
| free | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • not limited or hampered; not under compulsion or restraint • unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion • not held in servitude noun • people who are free adverb • without restraint adjective satellite • costing nothing • not occupied or in use • not fixed in position • not taken up by scheduled activities • completely wanting or lacking • not literal verb • grant freedom to; free from confinement • relieve from • remove or force out from a position • grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to • make (information) available for publication • free from obligations or duties • free or remove obstruction from • let off the hook • part with a possession or right • release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition • make (assets) available | ||||||
| self-governing | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces | ||||||
| sovereign | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right adjective satellite • (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces • greatest in status or authority or power | ||||||
| freestanding | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything | ||||||
| self-reliant | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • (of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment | ||||||
| self-sufficient | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • able to provide for your own needs without help from others | ||||||
| fencesitter | nounn | |||||
noun • a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics) | ||||||
| free-lance | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
adjective • working for yourself noun • a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them adjective satellite • serving for wages in a foreign army | ||||||
| freelance | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
adjective • working for yourself noun • a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them adjective satellite • serving for wages in a foreign army verb • work independently and on temporary contracts rather than for a long-term employer | ||||||
| freelancer | nounn | |||||
noun • a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them | ||||||
| main | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
adjective • (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence noun • any very large body of (salt) water • a principal pipe in a system that distributes water or gas or electricity or that collects sewage adjective satellite • most important element • of force; of the greatest possible intensity | ||||||
| mugwump | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • someone who bolted from the Republican Party during the U.S. presidential election of 1884 • a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics) | ||||||
| self-employed person | nounn | |||||
noun • a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them | ||||||
