independently
- adverb
- /ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəntli/
- The first and second authors independently reviewed and coded each focus group transcript.
- live independently
- work independently
- ability to act independently
And, and so there aren't independently functioning parts of the machine.
- And, and so there aren't independently functioning parts of the machine.
- Simply eating protein or training each independently increases protein synthesis.
- Just do it independently and just let it build.
- We all decided independently to wear our dumbest, loudest shirt.
- It remembers independently, it feels, it senses.
- And the minute you have one or both acting too independently, you will cause problems.
- Now is LDL, the question is, is LDL independently a risk factor for heart disease?
- But the so spinners are something that independently came out of mathematics and out of physics.
- Now you'll notice that all of those discs rotate independently.
- As I mentioned, you could just read, you know, those three chapter chunks independently of each other.
Examples
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Just do it independently and just let it build.
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It's essential that I am able to trust you to function independently in the world.
Fiction book (2001) -
No one wants to make a mistake, so as a result, little gets done independently of the leader.
Academic text (2011) -
Students who learn to independently create and perform music are able to think and act creatively.
Academic text (2011) -
Three platoons of approximately 30 soldiers each were recruited and tested independently from the others.
Academic text (2011) -
In the first phase of analysis, individual team members reviewed articles independently and coded them.
Academic text (2011) -
She prefers to work independently rather than in a team.
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After moving out, he learned to manage his finances independently.
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They conducted the research independently to ensure unbiased results.
Synonyms
By yourself with no other people present
Without any other people present
Without help from other people
In a way that is independent and not controlled by others
Done without help from other people
One person does something without help from other people
Without help from anyone else
Done personally by the person who made or wrote it
Using your own effort without help from others
To do something without being asked or helped
Antonyms
How Independent
Surface Forms
Morphology
independently = independent (transparent) = in + depend + ent + ly
This is a regular adverb formation from the adjective 'independent' with '-ly'.
Etymology
The word independently is made of in- meaning 'not' and dependent, from depend meaning 'to rely on'. So, to do something independently is to do it 'without relying on others'.