Dictionary Check: independent

"independent" is a valid word!

Scrabble 15 points
Words with Friends 19 points

Definition

adjective

free from external control and constraint

Example: "an independent mind"
Antonyms:
adjective

(of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces

Example: "an autonomous judiciary"
adjective

(of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence

Example: "the main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb"
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adjective

not controlled by a party or interest group

noun

a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)

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noun

a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them

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