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nondependent

nondependent

4.9
Able to work or exist without help from something else
  • adjective
  • /ˌnɒn.dɪˈpɛndənt/
translation icon : independiente
  • He prided himself on being nondependent, making his decisions without needing validation from others.

Examples

  • The project was designed to be nondependent on weather variations, ensuring consistent results regardless of environmental factors.

  • So it becomes necessary to choose subject matter nondependent on weather conditions or part of them.

    Academic text (2001)

  • The Chicano Dudes, a criminal nondependent gang, is one of the gangs in the study that had a strict no heroin rule.

    Academic text (2005)

  • Her research was nondependent on the funding from external sources, allowing for complete academic freedom.

Synonyms

independent
vsnondependent
984 2.3

Not controlled by others

focuses on lack of reliance on other factors rather than freedom from authority
noncontingent
vsnondependent
  • Specialized
8.6

Does not depend on other things or conditions

is the broader everyday term for being unaffected by other factors

Antonyms

dependent
112 2.8

Controlled by another thing or condition

How Dependent

dependent
182 2.8
reliant
30 4.0
nondependent
4.9

Surface Forms

nondependent positive

Morphology

nondependent = dependent (transparent) = non + dependent

A straightforward negation formed with the productive prefix 'non-' added to the adjective 'dependent', so the meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

Nondependent combines non- ('not') with dependent, a word built on a root that meant 'to hang', the same idea you see in pendulum. So a nondependent thing does not 'hang' on something else — it is independent or not controlled by another factor.