Synonyms for Independent:

• adj.

  •carefree (adjective)
  • fancy-free.
  •external (adjective)
  • over,
  • foreign,
  • outer,
  • superficial,
  • apparent,
  • alien,
  • outward,
  • extraneous,
  • visible,
  • peripheral,
  • outermost,
  • exterior,
  • outmost,
  • surface.
  •fancy-free (adjective)
  • happy go lucky,
  • fancy free,
  • fancyfree,
  • without ties,
  • without commitments.
  •heterogeneous (adjective)
  • Mingled,
  • dissimilar,
  • Contrasted,
  • unrelated,
  • mixed,
  • disparate,
  • inharmonious,
  • conglomerate,
  • mongrel,
  • contrary,
  • varied,
  • opposed,
  • discordant,
  • confused,
  • mosaic,
  • variant,
  • odd,
  • composite,
  • different,
  • multiplex,
  • divergent,
  • multifarious,
  • amalgamate,
  • variegated,
  • motley,
  • diversified,
  • discrepant,
  • unlike,
  • jumbled,
  • incongruous,
  • diverse.
  •independent (adjective)
  • self-ruling,
  • self-governing,
  • autarchic,
  • unconstrained,
  • unaided,
  • nonaligned,
  • sovereign,
  • self-supporting,
  • on one's own,
  • self-reliant,
  • separated,
  • nonpartisan,
  • Self-determining,
  • unregimented,
  • individualistic,
  • autarchical.
  •nonconforming (adjective)
  • non-compliant,
  • radical,
  • marching to the beat of a different drummer,
  • one's own sweet way,
  • unorthodox,
  • noncompliant,
  • nonadhering.
  •nonobservant (adjective)
  • nonconforming.
  •nonpartisan (adjective)
  • Unimplicated,
  • indifferent,
  • neutral,
  • unbigoted,
  • middle-of-the-road,
  • uncolored,
  • unaffected,
  • nondiscriminatory,
  • unprejudiced,
  • non-aligned,
  • playing it cool,
  • on-the-fence,
  • detached,
  • non-partisan,
  • non-discriminatory,
  • uninvolved,
  • uninfluenced.
  •opposite (adjective)
  • differing,
  • polar,
  • unalike,
  • obverse,
  • retrograde,
  • inconsistent,
  • most opposite,
  • diametrically opposed,
  • corresponding,
  • hostile,
  • paradoxical,
  • Fronting,
  • antipodean,
  • repugnant,
  • antithetical,
  • reversed,
  • inverse,
  • reverse,
  • unsimilar,
  • antipodal,
  • inimical,
  • contradictory,
  • contrapositive,
  • counter,
  • facing,
  • flipside,
  • violative,
  • crosswise,
  • irreconcilable,
  • diametric,
  • antagonistic,
  • adverse,
  • flip-side.
  •private (adjective)
  • close to one's chest,
  • not open,
  • behind the scenes,
  • non-public,
  • nonpublic.
  •rich (adjective)
  • worth million,
  • well heeled,
  • well to do,
  • up-town,
  • welloff,
  • more propertied,
  • up scale,
  • up-scale,
  • in money,
  • up town,
  • made money,
  • more uptown,
  • more upscale,
  • wellheeled,
  • most uptown,
  • well off,
  • most propertied,
  • well-heeled,
  • rolling it,
  • in the money,
  • most upscale.
  •self-centered (adjective)
  • stuck oneself,
  • self interested,
  • selfinterested,
  • most self interested,
  • more know-it-all,
  • most self-interested,
  • more inward looking,
  • inwardlooking,
  • more grandstanding,
  • selfseeking,
  • most know it all,
  • selfindulgent,
  • inward looking,
  • self involved,
  • know it all,
  • self seeking,
  • most know-it-all,
  • most inward-looking,
  • most inward looking,
  • selfabsorbed,
  • more self-interested,
  • more selfinterested,
  • grand-standing,
  • more inwardlooking,
  • self centered,
  • self serving,
  • selfserving,
  • self-centered,
  • grand standing,
  • more self interested,
  • most grandstanding,
  • more know it all,
  • self absorbed,
  • selfcentered,
  • having swelled head,
  • wrapped with oneself,
  • more inward-looking,
  • most selfinterested,
  • egomaniacal,
  • selfinvolved,
  • self indulgent,
  • most inwardlooking.
  •self-sufficient (adjective)
  • out for number one,
  • Self-dependent,
  • doing one's own thing,
  • self-supported,
  • self-sustained.
  •separate (adjective)
  • cut in two,
  • disjoint,
  • fragmentary,
  • Disintegrated,
  • dissociated,
  • Sundered,
  • severed,
  • set apart,
  • unglued,
  • put asunder,
  • in halves,
  • far between,
  • alienated,
  • set asunder,
  • cut apart,
  • disassembled,
  • disaffiliated.
  •single-handed (adjective)
  • by oneself,
  • solo.
  •sovereign (adjective)
  • un-limited,
  • selfgoverned,
  • more monarchial,
  • more selfgoverned,
  • more directing,
  • self governed,
  • more self-governed,
  • most self governed,
  • more predominate,
  • most self-governed,
  • most monarchal,
  • Over-bearing,
  • pre-dominant,
  • pre dominate,
  • most guiding,
  • pre dominant,
  • most predominate,
  • more guiding,
  • pre-dominate,
  • over bearing,
  • most directing,
  • para-mount,
  • self-governed,
  • more monarchal,
  • most monarchial,
  • most selfgoverned,
  • more self governed,
  • para mount.
  •strong (adjective)
  • hardnosed,
  • iron-willed,
  • take charge.
  •unattached (adjective)
  • un attached,
  • un married,
  • un-married,
  • most uncommited,
  • un-attached,
  • unmarried,
  • more uncommited.
  •uncompelled (adjective)
  • un-compelled,
  • un compelled.
  •uncontrolled (adjective)
  • unsuppressed.
  •unforced (adjective)
  • un-forced,
  • un forced.
  •unilateral (adjective)
  • uni-lateral,
  • uni lateral,
  • onesided,
  • one sided.
  •unrestricted (adjective)
  • un-restricted,
  • un restricted,
  • un bounded,
  • un-conditional,
  • un-bounded,
  • un conditional.
  •voluntary (adjective)
  • de-liberate,
  • in-tended,
  • free willed,
  • un-paid,
  • most volunteer,
  • more discretional,
  • more designful,
  • un-prescribed,
  • de liberate,
  • more volunteer,
  • more wished,
  • un bidden,
  • more freewilled,
  • most opted,
  • more free willed,
  • un paid,
  • un-bidden,
  • most discretional,
  • most witting,
  • in tended,
  • most unbidden,
  • most free willed,
  • more opted,
  • more unbidden,
  • more willed,
  • most unprescribed,
  • most freewilled,
  • most willed,
  • most free-willed,
  • most wished,
  • un asked,
  • un prescribed,
  • more free-willed,
  • more witting,
  • more unprescribed,
  • un-asked,
  • most designful,
  • unpaid.
  •wealthy (adjective)
  • having it made,
  • of independent means,
  • Pecunious.

• adv

  •single-handed (adverb)
  • unassisted.

• adv.

  •apart (adverb)
  • exclusively,
  • individually,
  • afar,
  • distinct,
  • Disassociated,
  • lone wolf,
  • separately,
  • distant,
  • isolated,
  • Excluded,
  • aside,
  • alone,
  • aloof,
  • freely,
  • divorced,
  • disconnected,
  • away,
  • special.
  •single-handed (adverb)
  • left in the lurch.

• n.

  •
  • governmental,
  • collectivist,
  • absolutist,
  • governing,
  • colonialist,
  • federal,
  • bicameral,
  • democratic.
  •
  • dependence,
  • decent.
  •
  • self-contained,
  • deputy,
  • emeritus,
  • auxiliary,
  • acting,
  • budding,
  • creative,
  • blue-collar,
  • casual,
  • designate.
  •
  • the faithful,
  • liberal,
  • money.
  •
  • what you/they will,
  • by choice,
  • voluntary.
  •
  • as distinct from,
  • in isolation.
  •
  • single.
  •absolute (noun)
  • absolute.
  •autarkic (noun)
  • autarkic.
  •autarkical (noun)
  • autarkical.
  •autonomous (noun)
  • autonomous.
  •breakaway (noun)
  • breakaway.
  •case-by-case (noun)
  • case-by-case.
  •commutative (noun)
  • commutative.
  •free-living (noun)
  • free-living.
  •free agent (noun)
  • freelances,
  • rugged individualist.
  •independent (noun)
  • unaffiliated,
  • self-sufficing,
  • unconditional,
  • self-employed person,
  • strong-minded,
  • main,
  • on their own,
  • self-directed,
  • individual,
  • on your own,
  • item-by-item,
  • nonparasitic,
  • mugwump,
  • single-handed,
  • on her own,
  • self-sustaining,
  • nonpartizan,
  • freelance,
  • on his own,
  • indie,
  • nonsymbiotic.
  •lone wolf (noun)
  • solitaries,
  • pariah,
  • rogue elephant,
  • lone hand,
  • odd man out.
  •neutral (noun)
  • objective.
  •rebel (noun)
  • subverters,
  • in dependents,
  • non conformists,
  • over thrower,
  • non conformist,
  • over throwers,
  • non-conformists,
  • sub-verter,
  • sub verter,
  • over-throwers,
  • in-dependents,
  • frondeurs,
  • disectarians,
  • revolters,
  • experientialists,
  • overthrowers,
  • over-thrower.
  •revolutionist (noun)
  • revolutionist.
  •self-reliant (noun)
  • unconventional,
  • confident.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • power base,
  • unbiased,
  • even-handed,
  • reformist,
  • inclusive,
  • separable,
  • equitable,
  • electorate,
  • equally,
  • level playing-field,
  • proud,
  • whig,
  • electoral college,
  • understandable,
  • emancipated,
  • unfettered,
  • reasonably,
  • obviously,
  • obvious,
  • valid,
  • justified,
  • justly,
  • discrete,
  • freewheeling,
  • stalking-horse,
  • unhampered,
  • party politics,
  • accepted,
  • bipartisan,
  • just,
  • ministerial,
  • honorable,
  • sporting,
  • voter,
  • elector,
  • security mom,
  • fair-minded,
  • singly,
  • balanced,
  • free-floating,
  • swing voter,
  • politically correct.
  •
  • legitimate,
  • fairly,
  • pc,
  • coalition,
  • tangential,
  • original,
  • uncontroversial,
  • stand-alone,
  • dissident,
  • apolitical,
  • cooperative,
  • reasonable,
  • natural.
  •
  • Ind,
  • worker,
  • nationalist,
  • clean,
  • party,
  • fair,
  • faithful,
  • constituent,
  • unconnected,
  • constituency,
  • opposition,
  • turnout.
  •
  • runaway.
  •
  • do with,
  • loose,
  • progressive.
  •
  • satellite.
  •
  • wing.
  •
  • front.
  •
  • out.
  •
  • right.
  •auxiliary
  • guerrilla.
  •free-living
  • free living.
  •strong-minded
  • resolute.

Paraphrases for Independent:

• Equivalence

  • Adjective
    self-standing, independant, freestanding, standalone.
  • Proper noun, singular
    independant, standalone.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    freestanding, standalone.

• Reverse Entailment

  • Adjective
    platform-independent.

• Independent

  • Adjective
    self-sustaining, self-determined, Self-dependent, self-supporting, selfemployed, post-independence, own, pro-independence, own-account, investigator-initiated, self-sustained, unbiased, self-sustainable, segregated, outside, non-party, isolated, different, private, agnostic, explanatory.
  • Proper noun, singular
    complaints, centres, Les, independiente.
  • Verb, past tense
    isolated.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    suggests, pays.

• Exclusion

  • Adjective
    dependent.

• Other Related

  • Adjective
    free-standing, self-sufficient, independence, interdependent, impartial, arms-length, separate, stand-alone, neutral, non-partisan, discrete, viable.
  • Proper noun, singular
    independence, separate, stand-alone, discrete.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    independence, interdependent, arms-length, separate, stand-alone, discrete.

Antonyms for Independent:

• adj.

  • all
    dependent.
  • exclusive
    unrestricted, partial, divided, unlimited, shared, part.
  • external
    intrinsic, inside, internal.
  • free
    enslaved, Prevented, limited, barred, confined, suppressed, restrained, Hindered, bound.
  • heterogeneous
    uniform, pure, homogeneous, unchanging, single, identical.
  • independent
    subservient, subordinate.
  • nonpartisan
    prejudiced, partisan, political, biased, decided.
  • opposite
    similar, compatible, like.
  • Other antonyms:
    weak, incompetent, captive, reliant, partizan, helpless, nonautonomous, insufficient, inadequate, inferior, leechlike, impotent, subdued, subjugated, fettered, conquered.

• adv.

  • apart
    together.