Synonym: self-reliant, dependent. Similar words: independence, dependent, depending, tendency, respondent, correspondent, index, reminder. Meaning: [‚ɪndɪ'pendənt] 
n. 1. a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics) 2. a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them. adj. 1. free from external control and constraint 2. not dependent on or conditioned by or relative to anything else 3. (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces 4. not contingent 5. (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence 6. not controlled by a party or interest group.
n. 1. a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics) 2. a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them. adj. 1. free from external control and constraint 2. not dependent on or conditioned by or relative to anything else 3. (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces 4. not contingent 5. (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence 6. not controlled by a party or interest group. 
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61. Two independent studies have been carried out.
62. Independent observers monitored the elections.
63. It's hard to obtain truly independent financial advice.
64. The former colonial possessions are now independent states.
65. Small independent bookshops can't compete with the large stores.
66. Judges must be independent of political pressure.
67. She attaches great value to being financially independent.
68. Papua New Guinea became independent from Australia in 1975.
69. You ought to consult an independent legal adviser.
70. Belize became fully independent from Britain in 1981.
71. The two groups are essentially separate and independent.
72. Many disabled people are fiercely independent.
73. Few independent movies turn a profit .
74. India became independent in 1947.
75. Two independent investigators have reached virtually the same conclusions.
76. She's standing as an independent at the next election.
77. He set up shop as an independent PR consultant.
78. In 1961 the country was declared independent.
79. They were a proud and independent people.
80. They are a proud and independent people.
81. The country became fully independent from France in 1960.
82. Ultimately(sentence dictionary), all the colonies will become independent.
83. The government ordered an independent inquiry into the affair.
84. We won't allow Tibet to secede from China and become an independent nation.
85. He is economically independent.
86. Independent sources say that the death toll from the earthquake runs into thousands.
87. Local MPs are calling for a full independent enquiry into the way the police handled the affair.
88. After India became independent, she chose to be a member of the Commonwealth.
89. Human rights groups have called for an independent inquiry into the killings.
90. It is only right and proper that an independent inquiry should take place.
More similar words: independence, dependent, depending, tendency, respondent, correspondent, index, reminder, in detail, gender, render, tender, offender, extended, defender, vendetta, rendezvous, under, wander, spend, commander, condemn, undergo, founder, under way, suspend, come under, fall under, spending, understand.