Dictionary entries for 'independent'

Synonyms

in·de·pen·dent (ĭńdĭ-pĕńdənt)

adjective

Not governed by a foreign power; self-governing.
Free from the influence, guidance, or control of another or others; self-reliant: an independent mind.
Not determined or influenced by someone or something else; not contingent: a decision independent of the outcome of the study.
Affiliated with or loyal to no one political party or organization.
Not dependent on or affiliated with a larger or controlling entity: an independent food store; an independent film.
1. Not relying on others for support, care, or funds; self-supporting.
2. Providing or being sufficient income to enable one to live without working: a person of independent means.
Mathematics
1. Not dependent on other variables.
2. Of or relating to a system of equations no one of which can be derived from another equation in the system.
Of or relating to the 17th-century English Independents.

One that is independent, especially a voter, officeholder, or political candidate who is not committed to a political party.
A member of a movement in England in the 17th century advocating the political and religious independence of individual congregations.
Chiefly British A Congregationalist.