1. independent

adjective. ['ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt'] free from external control and constraint.

Rhymes with Independent

• superintendent
• superintendant
• interdependent
• transcendent
• resplendent
• descendent
• descendant
• defendant
• attendant
• ascendant
• pendant

How do you pronounce independent?

Pronounce independent as ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt.

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How do you spell independent? Is it indpendent ?

A common misspelling of independent is indpendent

Sentences with independent

1. Adjective
English majors learn research methods and must also perform independent research.

Quotes about independent

1. Hope is independent of the apparatus of logic.
- Norman Cousins

2. All mankind... being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty or possessions.
- John Locke

3. I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will.
- Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre

2. independent

adjective. ['ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt'] (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces.

3. independent

adjective. ['ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt'] not controlled by a party or interest group.

4. independent

adjective. ['ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt'] (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence.

5. independent

noun. ['ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt'] a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them.

6. independent

noun. ['ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt'] a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics).