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independent

/ independent /
adjective satellite/adjective

Definitions & Examples

adjective satellite Sense 1
not dependent on or conditioned by or relative to anything else
Similar:
absolute
adjective satellite Sense 2
not contingent
Similar:
unconditional
adjective Sense 3
free from external control and constraint
"an independent mind"
"a series of independent judgments"
"fiercely independent individualism"
"an independent republic"
Similar:
autarkic autarkical autonomous self-directed self-reliant breakaway fissiparous separatist
Opposites:
dependent
See also:
free separate
adjective Sense 4
of a clause; able to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence
"the main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb"
Opposites:
dependent subordinate
Domain:
grammar
adjective satellite Sense 5
not controlled by a party or interest group
Similar:
nonpartisan nonpartizan
noun Sense 6
a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them
Type of:
worker
noun Sense 7
a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)
Type of:
individualist
Domain:
politics political science government
adjective satellite Sense 8
of political bodies
"an autonomous judiciary"
"a sovereign state"
Similar:
free
Semantic Complexity
93%
Sense Count
8
Total Synonyms
13
Total Relationships
20
Times Searched
1
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absolute unconditional autarkic autarkical autonomous self-directed self-reliant breakaway fissiparous separatist dependent subordinate