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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181. You don't have to lose your femininity to be an independent, successful woman.
182. Independent travellers often steer clear of the most touristy spots.
183. Now that my sons are becoming more independent, I have more time for myself.
184. The government conceded the right to establish independent trade unions.
185. His independent attitude was a constant source of friction with his boss.
186. Barbados was once a British colony,(Sentencedict) but now it's independent.
187. You must sign the document in the presence of an independent third party .
188. Mozambique became independent in 1975.
189. The region was effectively independent.
190. Both writers and readers are affected by generally accepted ideas, without necessarily having given them independent thought.
191. Cultivators of the earth are the most valuable citizens. They are the most vigorous, the most independent, the most virtuous, and they are tied to their country and wedded to it’s liberty and interests by the most lasting bands. Thomas Jefferson 
192. Buildings designed to accommodate families as independent units were more individual and less institutionalized.
193. So many women today were independent high achievers, controlling their own money and their own lives.
194. The Independent Labour Party was thus forced to accept full responsibility for continuing the dispute.
195. Announcing the proposals Education Minister Michael Ancram acknowledged the importance of the voluntary sector as a source of independent advice.
196. The City Code applies equally to company directors, professional advisors and independent reporting accountants.
197. I believe that it is a fundamental principle that people should have access to independent legal advice.
198. The best thing you can give to a child is to create an environment where the child can develop an independent mind so that he will be the man of no one and the instrument of no system! Mehmet Murat ildan
199. None the less, anthropology soon became an independent academic study, first by amateurs, and later by university researchers.
200. I know it was very important to me after my burn accident to be very independent.
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.