Synonyms for independent

Similarity of adj independent

4 senses of independent

Sense 1:

independent (vs. dependent)
autarkic, autarkicalautonomous, self-directed, self-reliantautonomousbreakaway, fissiparous, separatistcommutativefree-living, nonparasitic, nonsymbioticindieindividual, case-by-case, item-by-itemself-sufficient, self-sufficing, self-sustainingself-supportingsingle-handedstrong-mindedunaffiliatedunconditional

Also See: free#1; separate#1

Sense 2:

autonomous, independent, self-governing, sovereign
free (vs. unfree)

Sense 3:

independent (vs. dependent), main(prenominal)

Sense 4:

independent
nonpartisan (vs. partisan), nonpartizan