independent
Adjective
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also:tells us about: independence, independency - freedom from control or influence of another or otherssimilar to:
- autarkic, autarkical - of countries; not relying on imports
- 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; as in e.g.
- free-living, nonparasitic, nonsymbiotic - not parasitic on another organism
- indie - (of pop groups) not affiliated with a major recording company
- case-by-case, individual, 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; not determined or influenced by someone or something else
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similar to: free - not limited or hampered; not under compulsion or restraint
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referred to in: grammar - the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics)same as: main
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similar to: nonpartisan, nonpartizan - free from party affiliation or bias
Noun
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referred to in: government, political science, politics - the study of government of states and other political unitsis a type of: individualist - a person who pursues independent thought or actionsame as: fencesitter, mugwump
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is a type of: worker - a person who works at a specific occupation
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