Independent — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)

a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɪndɪpˈɛndənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɪndɪpˈɛndənt/

4 syllables Say it as /ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndənt/.

Examples

an independent mind
a series of independent judgments
fiercely independent individualism

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

free lance self-governing freelancer main freelance autonomous mugwump sovereign fencesitter free-lance self-employed person

Antonyms

dependent

Parts of Speech

noun	a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)
noun	a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them
adjective	free from external control and constraint “an independent mind”
adjective	(of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces “an autonomous judiciary”
adjective	(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”
adjective	not controlled by a party or interest group

Word Forms

freelance	verb	work independently and on temporary contracts rather than for a long-term employer
independency	noun	freedom from control or influence of another or others
independence	noun	freedom from control or influence of another or others
autonomy	noun	immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unabhängig

eine neutrale oder unverbindliche Person (insbesondere in der Politik)

🇫🇷French

indépendant

une personne neutre ou peu engagée (surtout en politique)

🇪🇸Spanish

independiente

una persona neutral o poco comprometida (especialmente en política)

🇮🇹Italian

indipendente

una persona neutrale o non impegnata (soprattutto in politica)

🇳🇱Dutch

onafhankelijk

een neutraal of ongecommitteerd persoon (vooral in de politiek)

🇵🇹Portuguese

independente

uma pessoa neutra ou descomprometida (especialmente na política)

🇷🇺Russian

независимый

нейтральный или незаинтересованный человек (особенно в политике)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्वतंत्र

एक तटस्थ या अप्रतिबद्ध व्यक्ति (विशेषकर राजनीति में)

🇧🇩Bengali

স্বাধীন

একজন নিরপেক্ষ বা প্রতিশ্রুতিহীন ব্যক্তি (বিশেষ করে রাজনীতিতে)

🇮🇳Tamil

சுதந்திரமான

ஒரு நடுநிலை அல்லது அர்ப்பணிப்பு இல்லாத நபர் (குறிப்பாக அரசியலில்)

🇮🇳Telugu

స్వతంత్ర

తటస్థ లేదా నిబద్ధత లేని వ్యక్తి (ముఖ్యంగా రాజకీయాల్లో)

🇮🇳Marathi

स्वतंत्र

तटस्थ किंवा बिनधास्त व्यक्ती (विशेषत: राजकारणात)

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્વતંત્ર

તટસ્થ અથવા પ્રતિબદ્ધ વ્યક્તિ (ખાસ કરીને રાજકારણમાં)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ವತಂತ್ರ

ತಟಸ್ಥ ಅಥವಾ ಬದ್ಧತೆಯಿಲ್ಲದ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ರಾಜಕೀಯದಲ್ಲಿ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്വതന്ത്രമായ

ഒരു നിഷ്പക്ഷ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ പ്രതിബദ്ധതയില്ലാത്ത വ്യക്തി (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് രാഷ്ട്രീയത്തിൽ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੁਤੰਤਰ

ਇੱਕ ਨਿਰਪੱਖ ਜਾਂ ਪ੍ਰਤੀਬੱਧ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ (ਖ਼ਾਸਕਰ ਰਾਜਨੀਤੀ ਵਿੱਚ)

🇵🇰Urdu

آزاد

ایک غیر جانبدار یا غیر پابند شخص (خاص طور پر سیاست میں)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

独立的

中立或不坚定的人（尤其是在政治领域）

🇯🇵Japanese

独立した

中立または献身的な人（特に政治において）

🇰🇷Korean

독립적인

중립적이거나 헌신적이지 않은 사람(특히 정치 분야에서)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

độc lập

một người trung lập hoặc không cam kết (đặc biệt là trong chính trị)

🇹🇭Thai

เป็นอิสระ

บุคคลที่เป็นกลางหรือไม่มีความมุ่งมั่น (โดยเฉพาะในการเมือง)

🇮🇩Indonesian

mandiri

orang yang netral atau tidak berkomitmen (terutama dalam politik)

🇵🇭Filipino

malaya

isang neutral o uncommitted na tao (lalo na sa pulitika)

🇲🇾Malay

berdikari

seorang yang neutral atau tidak komited (terutamanya dalam politik)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مستقل

شخص محايد أو غير ملتزم (خاصة في السياسة)

🇮🇷Persian

مستقل

یک فرد بی طرف یا غیر متعهد (به ویژه در سیاست)

🇹🇷Turkish

bağımsız

tarafsız veya tarafsız bir kişi (özellikle politikada)

🇮🇱Hebrew

עַצמָאִי

אדם ניטרלי או לא מחויב (במיוחד בפוליטיקה)

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