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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
Example sentences :
  • 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

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