independent
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2.8
- adjective
- /ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt/
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independiente
- Do you want an independent India and an independent Pakistan... or do you want civil war?
- an independent state
- an independent country
- newly independent
So Putin is now saying it's independent, a large section of Ukraine.
- So Putin is now saying it's independent, a large section of Ukraine.
- It was a group of independent city states like Greece.
- The factory workers in Vietnam who seek our help in starting independent trade unions.
- He made US energy independent, which was really a no go zone.
- You have Siam nowadays, Thailand as an independent country.
- They come here to make it of every independent country in the world.
- The countries built on pubs, pubs, nightclubs, independent restaurants, they're all closing down.
Examples
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We are an independent nation.
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'It will take an independent Vietnamese leader to rule our country.'
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The way our economy is growing, we'll be independent in a few years.
Fiction book (2000) -
Before the war, the British state was very powerful, and an independent civil service was well established.
Academic text (1990) -
When we came out of colonial administration, we became independent.
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Because if all goes well, if Vietnam becomes an independent republic, this man will be its leader.
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We are an independent church based an hour from Pleasant View, WV.
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The commissariat of foreign affairs wants to establish an independent state there.
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Mining towns were isolated and locals were fiercely independent, which limited union growth.
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After years of struggle, the country finally became independent and established its own government.
Synonyms
82
7.0
Has full political independence from other countries
51
6.3
Free to make its own decisions without outside control
4
4.7
Able to make its own rules and run its own affairs without outside control
Antonyms
Compounds
- Formal
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5.0
A government group in the United States created by Congress that works apart from executive departments
A group of countries from the former Soviet Union that work together
- Specialized
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4.0
A part of a sentence that can stand alone and give a complete idea
- Specialized
Each pair of chromosomes separates independently when sex cells form, creating random trait combinations
A country in the eastern half of New Guinea island in the southwest Pacific since 1975
How Independent
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Independent comes from the parts in- 'not' and depend 'to rely on or to be ruled', so it means 'not ruled by' others. That is why an independent country governs itself.