independent
English Thesaurus
1. a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | worker, |
| definition | : | a person who works at a specific occupation (noun.person) |
2. a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics) (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | individualist, |
| definition | : | a person who pursues independent thought or action (noun.person) |
3. free from external control and constraint (adj.all)
| similar | : | autonomous, |
| definition | : | existing as an independent entity (adj.all) |
| similar | : | commutative, |
| definition | : | (of a binary operation) independent of order; as in e.g. (adj.all) |
| similar | : | indie, |
| definition | : | (of pop groups) not affiliated with a major recording company (adj.all) |
| similar | : | single-handed, |
| definition | : | without help from others (adj.all) |
| similar | : | strong-minded, |
| definition | : | marked by vigorous independence of thought and judgment (adj.all) |
| similar | : | unconditional, |
| definition | : | not contingent; not determined or influenced by someone or something else (adj.all) |
| also | : | free, |
| definition | : | able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint (adj.all) |
| also | : | separate, |
| definition | : | independent; not united or joint (adj.all) |
4. (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence (adj.all)
| domain category | : | grammar, |
| definition | : | the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics) (noun.cognition) |
5. not controlled by a party or interest group (adj.all)
6. (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces (adj.all)
| similar | : | free, |
| definition | : | able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint (adj.all) |
7. a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them (noun.person)
| derivation | : | freelance, |
| definition | : | work independently and on temporary contracts rather than for a long-term employer (verb.social) |
8. free from external control and constraint (adj.all)
| antonym | : | dependent, |
| definition | : | relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed (adj.all) |
9. (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence (adj.all)
| antonym | : | dependent, subordinate, |
| definition | : | (of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence (adj.all) |
10. not controlled by a party or interest group (adj.all)
11. (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces (adj.all)
| derivation | : | autonomy, liberty, |
| definition | : | immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence (noun.state) |
12. a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them (noun.person)
| derivation | : | freelance, |
| definition | : | work independently and on temporary contracts rather than for a long-term employer (verb.social) |
13. free from external control and constraint (adj.all)
| antonym | : | dependent, |
| definition | : | relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed (adj.all) |
14. (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence (adj.all)
| antonym | : | dependent, subordinate, |
| definition | : | (of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence (adj.all) |
15. not controlled by a party or interest group (adj.all)
16. (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces (adj.all)
| derivation | : | autonomy, liberty, |
| definition | : | immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence (noun.state) |
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