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Antonyms for independent
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : in-di-pen-duh nt |
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪn dɪˈpɛn dənt |
Definition of independent
Origin :- 1610s, from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + dependent. French independant is attested from c.1600; Italian independente from 1590s. Noun meaning "person not acting as part of a political party" is from 1808. Related: Independently.
- adj liberated, free
- In no such spirit has it developed its full and independent sovereignty.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- To be indifferent to it, or independent of it, was out of the question.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- Under the eternal urge of freedom we became an independent Nation.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- I'm forty-four, independent, free, a slave to no man nor monkey.
- Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 7, May 14, 1870 » by Various
- In his very first independent play he answered the scorners with scorn.
- Extract from : « The Man Shakespeare » by Frank Harris
- It was as if some will independent of my own had dictated the words.
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- It's such fun, just like playing house, to be by ourselves and independent of all the world.
- Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark
- He walked with a free and independent stride, and carried a rifle.
- Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White
- I am earning my bread in the way I desire—I am independent—I want them not.
- Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- Let us hope that these islands may one day be made free and independent.
- Extract from : « The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson » by Robert Southey
Synonyms for independent
- absolute
- autarchic
- autarchical
- autonomous
- freewheeling
- individualistic
- nonaligned
- nonpartisan
- on one's own
- self-contained
- self-determining
- self-governing
- self-reliant
- self-ruling
- self-sufficient
- self-supporting
- separate
- separated
- sovereign
- unaided
- unallied
- unconnected
- unconstrained
- uncontrolled
- unregimented
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