independent

in-de-pen-dent · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Free from outside control; not subject to another's authority.

  2. 2.

    A person or entity not affiliated with a political party or organization.

  3. 3.

    Not depending on others for support; self-sufficient.

  4. 4.

    Not connected to or influenced by something else.

Related words

Antonyms: dependent, reliant, subordinate
See also: autonomous, independence, self-reliant
Synonyms: autonomous, free, self-reliant

Etymology

From Latin independens, from in- ("not") + dependens ("depending"), present participle of dependere ("to hang from").