independent, adj.
freq. cnt. 28
freq. cnt. 28
free from external control and constraint
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 26 freq. cnt.: 26
independent
sample sentences
"an independent mind""a series of independent judgments"
"fiercely independent individualism"
semantic pointers
also see
attribute
similar to
autarkic, autarkical
self-reliant, autonomous, self-directed
autonomous
breakaway, fissiparous, separatist
commutative
free-living, nonparasitic, nonsymbiotic
indie
individual, case-by-case, item-by-item
self-sustaining, self-sufficient, self-sufficing
self-supporting
single-handed
strong-minded
unaffiliated
unconditional
(of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 2
autonomous independent self-governing sovereign
sample sentences
"an autonomous judiciary""a sovereign state"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
similar to
(of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence
<adj.all> (a)
independent main
sample sentences
"the main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb"
lexical pointers
antonym
semantic pointers
domain of synset (topic)
not controlled by a party or interest group
<adj.all>
independent
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
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similar to