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"
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"
adjective
not controlled by a party or interest group
noun
a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)
noun
a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them
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