Overview of noun independent

The noun independent has 2 senses

• mugwump, independent, fencesitter -- (a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics))


• freelancer, freelance, free-lance, free lance, independent, self-employed person -- (a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them)

Overview of adj independent

The adj independent has 4 senses

• independent -- (free from external control and constraint; "an independent mind"; "a series of independent judgments"; "fiercely independent individualism")


• autonomous, independent, self-governing, sovereign -- ((of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces; "an autonomous judiciary"; "a sovereign state")


• independent, main -- ((of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence; "the main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb")


• independent -- (not controlled by a party or interest group)