English dictionary
independent
adjectivePronunciation
ɪndɪˈpɛndənt
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- free from external control and constraint
adjective
- (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence
adjective
- not controlled by a party or interest group
adjective
- (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces
noun
- a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them
noun
- a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)
Example sentences
an independent mind
a series of independent judgments
fiercely independent individualism
the main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb
an autonomous judiciary
a sovereign state