independent
adjective
[ ɪndɪˈpɛnd(ə)nt ]
• free from outside control; not subject to another's authority.
• "an independent nuclear deterrent"
Similar:
freethinking,
individualistic,
unconventional,
maverick,
free,
liberated,
bold,
free-spirited,
unconstrained,
unrestrained,
unfettered,
untrammelled,
unhampered,
undisciplined,
wild,
wilful,
headstrong,
contrary,
• not depending on another for livelihood or subsistence.
• "I wanted to remain independent in old age"
• capable of thinking or acting for oneself.
• "advice for independent travellers"
• not connected with another or with each other; separate.
• "treating each factory as an independent unit of production"
independent
noun
• an independent person or body.
• "one of the few independents left in the music business"
Origin:
early 17th century (as an adjective): partly on the pattern of French indépendant .
