Independent

/ˌɪn.dɪˈpɛn.dənt/

Synonyms for "independent" (483 found)

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Adjective(21 words)

autonomousagentic learningasocial asynergic autarkicalautonomous personautonomous readingautonomous thinkerautotrophic context-freecontext-free ruledigital practicedisassociated disobligeddistinct featureseconomically independenteducational independencefreefree morphemefree website template

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freestanding

abounding in richesabsolute affluent alien anythingarian apartapart fromapathetic arbitraryaside fromaudacious autarchic autarkic autonomous barring besides beyond big-rich bold centrist

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comfortable competent controlled detached disconnected discrete discretional discretionarydisgustingly richdisinterested disjunct disrelated dissociated distinct elective erect evenexcept forexcludingexclusive ofexotic external extraneous fat fence fence-sitter fifty-fifty firm-minded flush foreign forward freefree lancefree spiritfree traderfree willfree-spirited

Noun(11 words)

ai-driven moduleautonomous agentautonomous vehicledetached fromfencesitterfree lancefree to actfree-lance freelance freelancer freemen

Adjective(3 words)

autonomous crossbencher free

Verb(5 words)

bootstrapped decolonized disentangled emancipated freelanced

Strong matches (145)

freethinker freewheelingfrightfully richgratuitoushalf-and-halfhouse-proud ignoring impartial importunatein fundsin the moneyincommensurable incomparableindependently richindependently wealthyindifferent individual individualist individualisticinner directed

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Noun(36 words)

freethinkinghands off techniqueshome based language instructionhome practice soloindependent learningindie indiesindividual effortindividual taskindyisolated environmentsisolated partslanguage learning workbooklatchkeylearning exerciseleast communal classroomless collaborativeless communal behaviorless communal learninglone ranger

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machine autonomymaster disconnectmath independent activitymost agenticmost individualisticmost isolatedmugwump nonaffiliatenonconformist thinkernoncouncilnongovernmental groupnongovernmental organizationnonmember nonpartisans nonteacheroffline state

Adjective(42 words)

functional classroomfundamental physics conceptsindependent entityindependent voterindividual choiceindividual organismindividualistic mindsetisolated environmentisolated ideaisolated incidentisolated network segmentisolated scienceisolated studyisolated topicsisolated workitalian indipendenzalaissez faire management stylelearning methodleast communal traitmain

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masterlessmodern nation statesnational independencenon instructional resourcesnoncohort noncommunal nonconformingnoncontextual descriptionnoncontrolling noncopying nongoverning nongovernmentalnongovernmental programnonmunicipalizablenonpartisan guidenonpartisan voternonpolitical systemnonrelationalnontraditional learnerone-persononline moduleorthogonal

Adverb(5 words)

less communal activitiesless communal approachless communal attitudesless communal settingsnongovernmentally

Determiner(3 words)

less communal learning trendone performer pieceone person task

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outlandish outside passive prideful proffered prosperous proudproud as luciferproud-blooded proud-looking proud-minded proud-spirited proudful proudheartedprovided forpurse-proud pushy removed richrich as croesus

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roguerolling in moneyruggedrugged individualistsegregate self-acting self-active self-asserting self-assertive self-assured self-centered self-confident self-contained self-controlled self-dependent self-determined self-determining self-directing self-esteeming self-expressive self-governed self-governing self-helpful self-helping self-improving self-possessed self-reliant self-respecting self-restrained self-subsistent self-sufficient self-supporting self-sustained self-sustaining separate separated several sovereign spontaneousstiff neckedstiff-necked strangestrong mindedstrong willedstrong-minded strong-willedswing votethird forcethird worldthird-force third-world unaffiliated unallied unasked unassociated unattached unbesought unbiased unbiddenuncalled foruncalled-for uncoerced uncommitteduncommitted voteruncompelled unconnected uncontrolled undecided unearned unfettered unforced uninfluenced uninvited uninvolved unlimited unprejudiced unpressured unprompted unrelatable unrelated unrequested unrequired unrestrained unrestricted unsolicited unsought voluntary volunteerwallowing in wealthwarm wealthywell fixedwell provided forwell-fixed well-heeled well-offwell-to-dowillful

Noun(33 words)

own funds statuspersonal learning planprivate entityproblem solving tasksself controlledself feederself governmentself guidedself guided learningself managementself regulatingself studyself sufficiencyself sustainingself-employed personself-ruleseparate from otherssimple sentencesingle lifesolo act

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solo artistsolo flightsolo performancesolo piecesolo practicesovereign statesovereign statusstand-alonestudent autonomystudy toolungoverned spaceunguided featureunrelated parts

Adjective(82 words)

personal autonomypersonal freedomprivate autonomyprivate enterpriseprivate establishmentprivate projectprivate serviceself containedself contained systemself contained unitself directed learnerself governingself governing regionself motivated studentself paced studyself reliantself study materialself study periodself sufficientself supporting

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self-contained unitself-directed self-governingself-reliant personself-sufficient personseparate developmentseparate foldersseparate identityseparate issueseparate piecesseparate roomseparate topicseparate trialseparate unitsolitary instancesolitary livingssolo businesssolo effortsolo studentsolo studysovereignsovereign authoritiessovereign authoritystandalonestandalone calculatorstandalone computerstandalone computersstandalone conceptstandalone lessonstandalone modulestandalone networkstandalone programstandalone samplestandalone sentencestandalone systemstandalone topicstandalone unitstandalone usagestandalone workstandalone worksheetswedish frihetunaccompanied actunaffiliated voterunaided unaligned unassisted unattached unbeholden uncommandedunconnected firmsunguide activityunguided instructionunguided methodunguided projectunlinked tasksunobligatedunrelated detailunrelated ideasunrelated subjectunrelated trialsunservile untethered

Adjective(2 words)

self-standing substantive

Verb(5 words)

soloedtake a solouncoupled unhitched weaned

Determiner(1 words)

whole chapter

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7 relation types

More general

10 entries

autonomy descriptoreconomic statusfinancial conditionindividualist person qualitysystem propertyvoter worker

More specific

11 entries

economically independentfreelancerindependent candidateindependent contractorindependent voterself directedself governedself reliantself supportingstandalone devicestandalone system

Collocations

9 entries

independent candidateindependent contractorindependent learningindependent readingindependent studyindependent thinkerindependent thinkingindependent voterindependent work

Inflections

3 entries

independentsmore independentmost independent

Derivations

2 entries

independence independently

Antonyms

1 entries

dependent

similar

25 entries

autarkic autarkical autonomous breakaway commutative fissiparous free free-living indie nonparasitic nonpartisan nonpartizan nonsymbiotic self-directed self-reliant self-sufficient

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I want to be more independent.

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Certainly he is independent of him.

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Our travel advice center caters to the independent traveler.

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It's about time you were independent of your parents.

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