independent

nouns

a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)

fencesitter, independent, mugwump

a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them

free lance, free-lance, freelance, freelancer, independent, self-employed person

adjectives

free from external control and constraint

"an independent mind"; "a series of independent judgments"; "fiercely independent individualism"

independent

is derived from

independency

is derived from

independence

antonym

dependent

is similar to

of countries; not relying on imports

autarkic, autarkical

is similar to

(of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment

autonomous, self-directed, self-reliant

is similar to

existing as an independent entity

"the partitioning of India created two separate and autonomous jute economies"

autonomous

is similar to

having separated or advocating separation from another entity or policy or attitude

"a breakaway faction"

breakaway, fissiparous, separatist

is similar to

(of a binary operation) independent of order; as in e.g. "a x b = b x a"

commutative

is similar to

not parasitic on another organism

free-living, nonparasitic, nonsymbiotic

is similar to

(of pop groups) not affiliated with a major recording company

indie

is similar to

separate and distinct from others of the same kind

"mark the individual pages"; "on a case-by-case basis"

case-by-case, individual, item-by-item

is similar to

able to provide for your own needs without help from others

"a self-sufficing economic unit"

self-sufficient, self-sufficing, self-sustaining

is similar to

financially independent

"now that my children are self-supporting"

self-supporting

is similar to

without help from others

"a single-handed accomplishment"

single-handed

is similar to

marked by vigorous independence of thought and judgment

strong-minded

is similar to

not affiliated

unaffiliated

is similar to

not contingent; not determined or influenced by someone or something else

unconditional

see also

independent; not united or joint

"a problem consisting of two separate issues"; "they went their separate ways"; "formed a separate church"

separate

is an attribute of

freedom from control or influence of another or others

independence, independency

(of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces

"an autonomous judiciary"; "a sovereign state"

autonomous, independent, self-governing, sovereign

is derived from

independence

(of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence

"the main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb"

independent, main

antonym

dependent

not controlled by a party or interest group

independent

is derived from

independence

is similar to

free from party affiliation or bias

nonpartisan, nonpartizan