Synonyms for independent
ˌɪn dɪˈpɛn dəntin·de·pen·dent

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1. independentadjective

   Synonyms:
   autonomous, free, selfstanding

   Antonyms:
   dependent, contingent

2. independentadjective

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

   Synonyms:
   autonomous, selfstanding, free

   Antonyms:
   dependent, contingent

3. independentadjective

   A neutral or uncommitted person.

   Synonyms:
   free, autonomous, selfstanding

   Antonyms:
   dependent, contingent

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1. mugwump, independent, fencesitternoun

   a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)

   Synonyms:
   mugwump, free-lance, freelancer, free lance, freelance, fencesitter, self-employed person

   Antonyms:
   helpless, mutualist, unfree, leechlike, parasitical, reliant, babelike, bloodsucking, underage, partisan, subordinate, symbiotic, partizan, myrmecophilous, dependent, parasitic, interdependent, mutually beneficial

2. freelancer, freelance, free-lance, free lance, independent, self-employed personadjective

   a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them

   Synonyms:
   fencesitter, mugwump, free-lance, freelancer, free lance, freelance, self-employed person

   Antonyms:
   subordinate, leechlike, bloodsucking, mutually beneficial, dependent, symbiotic, mutualist, partisan, parasitical, parasitic, babelike, partizan, unfree, helpless, myrmecophilous, underage, reliant, interdependent

3. independentadjective

   free from external control and constraint

   "an independent mind"; "a series of independent judgments"; "fiercely independent individualism"

   Synonyms:
   self-governing, autonomous, main(a), sovereign

   Antonyms:
   bloodsucking, underage, mutually beneficial, babelike, leechlike, mutualist, symbiotic, partizan, dependent, partisan, interdependent, helpless, myrmecophilous, subordinate, unfree, parasitical, reliant, parasitic

4. autonomous, independent, self-governing, sovereignadjective

   (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces

   "an autonomous judiciary"; "a sovereign state"

   Synonyms:
   main(a), self-reliant, supreme, autonomous, sovereign, self-governing, self-directed

   Antonyms:
   symbiotic, myrmecophilous, mutually beneficial, interdependent, leechlike, unfree, babelike, dependent, bloodsucking, underage, partizan, helpless, mutualist, partisan, parasitical, subordinate, reliant, parasitic

5. independent, main(a)adjective

   (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence

   "the main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb"

   Antonyms:
   subordinate, mutualist, reliant, symbiotic, partisan, dependent, leechlike, bloodsucking, interdependent, parasitic, babelike, partizan, parasitical, unfree, underage, helpless, myrmecophilous, mutually beneficial

6. independentadjective

   not controlled by a party or interest group

   Synonyms:
   self-governing, autonomous, main(a), sovereign

   Antonyms:
   parasitic, parasitical, myrmecophilous, unfree, reliant, mutually beneficial, babelike, bloodsucking, mutualist, leechlike, subordinate, underage, helpless, partisan, symbiotic, dependent, partizan, interdependent

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1. • Individualist
   • Politics

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1. independentadjective

   Synonyms:
   unrelated, unconnected, free, self-directing, unrestricted, unrestrained, absolute, not dependent, not subordinate

2. independentadjective

   Synonyms:
   unconstrained, easy, bold

3. independentadjective

   Synonyms:
   irrespective

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1. independentadjective

   Synonyms:
   self-governing, autonomous, self-reliant, exclusive, irrespective, affluent

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1. List of paraphrases for "independent":

   independence, stand-alone, separate, self-employed, autonomous, standalone, freelance, arms-length, discrete, unrelated, self-contained, indépendants, free-standing, independiente, non-attached, independently, selfemployed, sovereign, independant, independents, unbound, self-reliant, self-standing, self-governing, autonomy, irrespective, self-sustaining, self-employment

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1. Roger Goodell:

   I think everybody's entirely focused on how do we stay safe, how do we do that in the best possible way, dr. Sills has been consistent, as well as NFLPA medical experts and our independent experts, is the best way to do that is vaccines and boosters. That is not a full-proof mechanism, but it's certainly the best way to do that.

2. Volodymyr Zelenskyy:

   Remember Sept. 11, a terrible day in 2001 when evil tried to turn your cities, independent territories, into battlefields. When innocent people were attacked from the air, our country is experiencing the same every day, right now, at this moment.

3. Aleister Crowley:

   The essence of independence has been to think and act according to standards from within, not without. Inevitably anyone with an independent mind must become "one who resists or opposes authority or established conventions": a rebel. If enough people come to agree with, and follow, the Rebel, we now have a Devil. Until, of course, still more people agree. And then, finally, we have --- Greatness.

4. Robert Redfield:

   We're very comfortable in responding when we have data that is compelling, cDC, as an organization ... we're not an opinion organization. We're a science-based data driven organization. So I do think this is going to be an independent decision of these health care providers and patients.

5. Trey Gowdy:

   An independent analysis of the private server Secretary Clinton used for the official conduct of U.S. government business is the best way to remove politics and personal consideration from the equation, having a neutral, third-party arbiter such as the State Department IG do a forensic analysis and document review is an eminently fair and reasonable means to determine what should be made public.