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nonindependent

nonindependent

6.3
Not able to act or exist without help from others
  • adjective
  • /ˌnɒnˌɪndɪˈpɛndənt/
translation icon : no independiente
  • In a nonindependent system, the success of one department often affects the performance of others.

Examples

  • The project relied on nonindependent funding sources, making it difficult to proceed without external support.

  • It seems that the inhabitants of a nonindependent territory have the right to self-determination irrespective of whether they constitute a "people." See Hannum, p. 36.

    Academic text (1992)

  • Children raised in nonindependent environments may struggle to make decisions on their own.

Synonyms

unemancipated
vsnonindependent
1 9.1

A person who is still under another person's legal control, for example a child

is a broader inability to act without support rather than a legal status
nonautonomous
vsnonindependent
8.8

A place or group that cannot govern itself because outside people control it

is the general state of needing support rather than specific political control
nonsovereign
vsnonindependent
8.9

Not fully independent and under control of another country

is broader denoting general dependence rather than limited self governing authority

Antonyms

independent
984 2.3

Not controlled by others

How Independent

autonomous
51 6.3
independent
984 2.3
nonindependent
6.3
dependent
182 2.8

Surface Forms

nonindependent positive

Morphology

nonindependent = independent (transparent) = non + independent

Direct negative formation: 'non-' + 'independent' straightforwardly yields 'not independent' with no specialized shift.

Etymology

Nonindependent comes from non- ('not') plus independent ('able to act alone'). So a nonindependent person, group, or committee needs support or control from others and cannot act alone.