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independent

adjective

free from external control and constraint; "an independent mind"; "a series of independent judgments"; "fiercely independent individualism"; "an independent republic"
Antonyms: dependent Similar: autarkic, autarkical, autonomous, self-directed, self-reliant, autonomous, breakaway, fissiparous, separatist, commutative, free-living, nonparasitic, nonsymbiotic, indie, individual, case-by-case, item-by-item, on one's own, on his own, on her own, on your own, on their own, self-sufficient, self-sufficing, self-sustaining, self-supporting, single-handed, strong-minded, unaffiliated, unconditional
not dependent on or conditioned by or relative to anything else
Similar: absolute
of political bodies; "an autonomous judiciary"; "a sovereign state"
Synonyms: autonomous, self-governing, sovereign Similar: free
not contingent
Similar: unconditional
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"
Synonyms: main Antonyms: dependent, subordinate
not controlled by a party or interest group
Similar: nonpartisan, nonpartizan

noun

a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)
Synonyms: fencesitter, mugwump
a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them
Synonyms: freelance, self-employed person