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independent definition
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Grep of noun independent commonwealth of independent states independent independent clause independent state of papua new guinea independent state of samoa independent variable law of independent assortment Overview of noun independent The noun independent has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. mugwump, independent -- (a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)) 2. freelance, independent, self-employed person -- (a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them) Overview of adj independent The adj independent has 6 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (26) independent -- (free from external control and constraint; "an independent mind"; "a series of independent judgments"; "fiercely independent individualism"; "an independent republic") 2. (11) independent -- (not dependent on or conditioned by or relative to anything else) 3. (2) autonomous, independent, self-governing, sovereign -- (of political bodies; "an autonomous judiciary"; "a sovereign state") 4. (1) independent -- (not contingent) 5. independent, main -- ((grammar) 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") 6. independent -- (not controlled by a party or interest group) Antonyms of adj independent 6 senses of independent Sense 1 independent (vs. dependent) dependent (vs. independent) => babelike => helpless => interdependent, mutualist, mutually beneficial => parasitic, parasitical, leechlike, bloodsucking => reliant, reliant on(prenominal), dependent on(prenominal) => symbiotic => underage => myrmecophilous Sense 2 independent INDIRECT (VIA absolute) -> relative Sense 3 autonomous, independent, self-governing, sovereign INDIRECT (VIA free) -> unfree Sense 4 independent INDIRECT (VIA unconditional) -> conditional Sense 5 independent (vs. dependent), main(postnominal) dependent (vs. independent), subordinate Sense 6 independent INDIRECT (VIA nonpartisan) -> partisan, partizan Similarity of adj independent 6 senses of independent Sense 1 independent (vs. dependent) => autarkic, autarkical => autonomous, self-directed, self-reliant => autonomous => breakaway, separatist => commutative => free-living, nonparasitic, nonsymbiotic => indie => individual, case-by-case, item-by-item => on one's own(prenominal), on his own(prenominal), on her own(prenominal), on your own(prenominal), on their own(prenominal) => self-sufficient, self-sufficing, self-sustaining => self-supporting => single-handed => strong-minded => unaffiliated => unconditional Also See-> free#1; separate#1 Sense 2 independent => absolute (vs. relative) Sense 3 autonomous, independent, self-governing, sovereign => free (vs. unfree) Sense 4 independent => unconditional (vs. conditional) Sense 5 independent (vs. dependent), main(postnominal) Sense 6 independent => nonpartisan (vs. partisan), nonpartizan Attributes of adj independent 1 of 6 senses of independent Sense 1 independent (vs. dependent) => independence, independency Familiarity of adj independent independent used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 6) Grep of adj independent independent syntactically independent Overview of noun independent The noun independent has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. mugwump, independent -- (a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)) 2. freelance, independent, self-employed person -- (a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them) Overview of adj independent The adj independent has 6 senses (first 4 from tagged texts) 1. (26) independent -- (free from external control and constraint; "an independent mind"; "a series of independent judgments"; "fiercely independent individualism"; "an independent republic") 2. (11) independent -- (not dependent on or conditioned by or relative to anything else) 3. (2) autonomous, independent, self-governing, sovereign -- (of political bodies; "an autonomous judiciary"; "a sovereign state") 4. (1) independent -- (not contingent) 5. independent, main -- ((grammar) 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") 6. independent -- (not controlled by a party or interest group)
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