independent
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4.2
- noun
- /ˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt/
- His work has appeared previously in the Ithaca (NY) Book Review and the Santa Barbara Independent.
Examples
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"As an independent, you can only charge for the hours that you work," he says.
Academic text (2010) -
So why would an independent author be excluded from that?
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I write for the Sunday Independent.
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I'm a journalist with the Sunday Independent.
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Other pharmacies, independent or small chain, are listed as independents.
Academic text (2015) -
Now, there are other people in the business, but they're all small fry, independents.
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As an independent, she took on projects from various clients without being tied to any single publisher.
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He enjoys the freedom of being an independent, creating illustrations for different magazines at his own pace.
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Many independents thrive in the creative industry by producing work for multiple companies instead of committing to one.
Synonyms
38
3.9
A person who works for different clients and gets paid per job
14
3.8
A person who works for different clients, not in a permanent job
2
3.6
A person who works for themselves and has no employer
A person who sells their work to different companies or people without a long contract
Antonyms
Compounds
- Formal
4
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
7
2.9
2
3.6
23
4.2
354
3.9
∞
1.3
Surface Forms
Etymology
Independent comes from the parts in- 'not' and depend 'to rely on', so it means 'not relying on' someone. A helpful way to remember an independent (a freelancer) is that they are not tied to one employer and can choose different jobs.