LOCKSTEP Antonyms

• (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

• a race (as in swimming) in which each contestant has a free choice of the style to use

• free from external control and constraint

• (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence

• a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)

• a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them

• (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces

• not controlled by a party or interest group

• marked by or expressing individuality

• with minimally restricted freedom in commerce

• lack of harmony or correspondence

• a lack of orthodoxy in thoughts or beliefs

• unorthodoxy as a consequence of not conforming to expected standards or values

• failure to conform to accepted standards of behavior

• happening or arising without apparent external cause

• said or done without having been planned or written in advance

• not joined or linked together

• not connected by birth or family

• lacking orderly continuity

• not being under control; out of control

• lacking in cooperative planning and organization

• lacking the skillful and effective interaction of muscle movements

• not regulated; not subject to rule or discipline

• without regulation or discipline