Independent

Adjective

 * 1) not dependent; not contingent or depending on something else; free
 * 2)  not affiliated with any political party

Synonyms

 * autonomous
 * free
 * selfstanding

Antonyms

 * contingent
 * dependent

Noun

 * 1) A candidate or voter not affiliated with any political party, a free thinker, free of a party platform.
 * 2) A neutral or uncommitted person.

Adverbs for Independent
immeasurably; delightfully; selfishly; resolutely; manfully; openly; arrogantly; rightfully; freely; happily; boldly; courageously; tenaciously; fortunately; luckily; nationally; fearlessly; intrepidly; extraordinarily; inordinately; miraculously; unbelievably; marvellously; affluently; comfortably; absolutely ; entirely.

Thesaurus
Laodicean, abounding in riches, affluent, alien, anythingarian, apart, apart from, apathetic, arbitrary, aside from, autarchic, autarkic, autonomous, barring, besides, beyond, big-rich, bold, centrist, comfortable, competent, controlled, detached, disconnected, discrete, discretional, discretionary, disgustingly rich, disinterested, disjunct, disrelated, dissociated, distinct, elective, erect, even, except for, excluding, exclusive of, exotic, external, extraneous, fat, fence-sitter, fifty-fifty, firm-minded, flush, foreign, forward, free, free lance, free spirit, free trader, free will, free-spirited, freethinker, freewheeling, frightfully rich, gratuitous, half-and-half, house-proud, ignoring, impartial, importunate, in funds, in the money, incommensurable, incomparable, independently rich, independently wealthy, indifferent, individual, individualist, individualistic, inner-directed, insular, irrelative, irrespective of, isolated, isolationist, latitudinarian, liberal, libertarian, libertine, loaded, loner, luxurious, made of money, maverick, midway, moderate, moneyed, mugwump, mugwumpian, mugwumpish, neuter, neutral, nonaligned, noncommitted, nonconformist, nonmandatory, nonpartisan, nothingarian, notwithstanding, offered, on the fence, oofy, optional, opulent, other, outlandish, outside, passive, prideful, proffered, prosperous, proud, proud as Lucifer, proud-blooded, proud-looking, proud-minded, proud-spirited, proudful, proudhearted, provided for, purse-proud, pushy, removed, rich, rich as Croesus, rolling in money, rugged individualist, segregate, 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, sovereign, spontaneous, stiff-necked, strange, strong-minded, strong-willed, swing vote, third force, third world, third-force, third-world, unaffiliated, unallied, unasked, unassociated, unbesought, unbiased, unbidden, uncalled-for, uncoerced, uncommitted, uncommitted voter, uncompelled, unconnected, uncontrolled, undecided, unearned, unfettered, unforced, uninfluenced, uninvited, uninvolved, unlimited, unprejudiced, unpressured, unprompted, unrelatable, unrelated, unrequested, unrequired, unrestrained, unrestricted, unsolicited, unsought, voluntary, volunteer, wallowing in wealth, warm, wealthy, well provided for, well-fixed, well-heeled, well-off, well-to-do, willful

Etymology
From Latin independens, present participle from prefix in-, not, plus dependens, dependent or literally hanging from, from verb dependere, depend, hang from, from prefix de-, from or concerning, plus pendere, hang

Adjective

 * Albanian: pavarur
 * Arabic: ,
 * Catalan: independent
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Croatian:, ,
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Esperanto: ,
 * Estonian: sõltumatu
 * Finnish:, ,
 * French:
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 * Japanese:
 * Khmer: ឯករាជ
 * Korean:
 * Kurdish:
 * Sorani: سه‌ربه‌ست, سه‌ربه‌خۆ
 * Latin: independens
 * Lower Sorbian: samostatny
 * Macedonian: независно (nezavisno), независeн  (nezavisen), независнa  (nezavisna)
 * Malay:
 * Polish: niezależny, niezawisły
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic: neo-eisimeileach
 * Serbian: samostalan, samostalna , samostalno , nezavisno , nezavisan , nezavisna
 * Slovak:
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 * : مستقل

Derived terms

 * independent contractor
 * independent film
 * independent means
 * independency
 * independently

Related terms

 * depend
 * dependence
 * dependently
 * independence
 * independently
 * pendant
 * pending

Adjective

 * 1) independent