Antonym: dependent. Similar words: independent, dependent, tendency, depending, index, reminder, in detail, gender. Meaning: [‚ɪndɪ'pendəns] 
n. 1. freedom from control or influence of another or others 2. the successful ending of the American Revolution 3. a city in western Missouri; the beginning of the Santa Fe Trail.
n. 1. freedom from control or influence of another or others 2. the successful ending of the American Revolution 3. a city in western Missouri; the beginning of the Santa Fe Trail. 
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(91) Russian workers have staged a number of strikes in protest at the republic's declaration of independence.
(92) The parliament has voted by an overwhelming majority to suspend its declaration of independence.
(93) We celebrate September 16, the day when Mexico declared independence from Spain .
(94) She is very jealous of her independence, and doesn't want to get married.
(95) It is doubtful whether the government will ever accede to the nationalists' demands for independence.
(96) A set of stamps has been commissioned in commemoration of Independence Day.
(97) Early independence leaders were in truth little better than rebels.
(98) Edward III tried to assert his independence of the regime at court.
(99) The state must ensure the independence and impartiality of the justice system.
(100) The army is committed to ensuring the independence of the country.
(101) The party has been in power since independence in 1964.
(102) The martyr laid down his life for the cause of national independence.
(103) It was a Labour government which granted independence to India and Pakistan.
(104) Their desire for independence has to do with brute economics.
(105) Lithuania was the first of the Soviet republics to declare independence .
(106) The lack of democracy and equality impelled the oppressed to fight for independence.
(107) Estonia said it too planned to hold a referendum on independence.
(108) Her independence of spirit marked her out from her male fellow officers.
(109) The minister was asked to preside at the independence ceremonies of the small island state.
(110) Their wages do, however,(sentencedict.com) allow them a degree of independence.
(111) With a great show of reluctance, the government granted independence to the colony.
(112) Economic aid tends to undermine the national independence of third world countries.
(113) Independence came to the British colonial territories in Africa in the late fifties and early sixties.
(114) Namibia became a full member of the UN at independence.
(115) The majority of Scots favour an autonomous Scotland involving devolution or complete independence.
(116) The coup's collapse has speeded up the drive to independence.
(117) The government is unlikely to agree to the rebels' demands for independence.
(118) They were the only country to argue for even token recognition of the Baltic states' independence.
(119) Both sides agreed to set aside the question of independence.
(120) But he bought himself family time and independence.
More similar words: independent, dependent, tendency, depending, index, reminder, in detail, gender, render, tender, offender, extended, vendetta, defender, respondent, evidence, rendezvous, residence, correspondent, pencil, wander, under, spend, under way, commander, founder, undergo, condemn, suspend, fall under.