independent

adjective
in·de·pend·ent
/ˌɪn.dɪˈpɛn.dənt/

Not dependent; not contingent or depending on something else; free.

Other meanings

Not affiliated with any political party.
“the independent candidate”
Providing a comfortable livelihood.
“an independent property”

Synonyms

autonomous
free
self-standing

Antonyms

dependent

Related words

Independentism
pseudoindependent
time-independent Markovian type
position-independent code
position-independent executable
affinely independent
algebraically independent
independent counsel
independent means
independent scholar
independent variable
independently

Example sentences

“Mitochondria evolved from independent organisms into organelles.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“He writes scores for independent films.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
“What sort of independent study should I do to supplement classes?”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Word history

From French "indépendant".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “independent” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.