Synonyms for independent

Grammar : Adj

Spell : in-di-pen-duh nt

Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪn dɪˈpɛn dənt

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Définition 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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