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Independent

Not dependent; free; not subject to control by others; not relying on others; not subordinate; as, few men are wholly independent.

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Autonomous 84% connected

Independent in government; having the right or power of self-government.

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Autonomous 84% connected

Independent in government; having the right or power of self-government.

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Commutative 84% connected

Relative to exchange; interchangeable; reciprocal.

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Commutative 84% connected

Relative to exchange; interchangeable; reciprocal.

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Fissiparous 84% connected

Reproducing by spontaneous fission. See Fission.

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Fissiparous 84% connected

Reproducing by spontaneous fission. See Fission.

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Free 84% connected

Exempt from subjection to the will of others; not under restraint, control, or compulsion; able to follow one's own impulses, desires, or inclination…

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Free 84% connected

Exempt from subjection to the will of others; not under restraint, control, or compulsion; able to follow one's own impulses, desires, or inclination…

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Free-living 84% connected

Unrestrained indulgence of the appetites.

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Free-living 84% connected

Unrestrained indulgence of the appetites.

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Self-reliant 84% connected

Reliant upon one's self; trusting to one's own powers or judgment.

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Self-reliant 84% connected

Reliant upon one's self; trusting to one's own powers or judgment.

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Self-sufficient 84% connected

Sufficient for one's self without external aid or cooperation.

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Self-sufficient 84% connected

Sufficient for one's self without external aid or cooperation.

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Self-sufficing 84% connected

Sufficing for one's self or for itself, without needing external aid; self-sufficient.

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Self-sufficing 84% connected

Sufficing for one's self or for itself, without needing external aid; self-sufficient.

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Separatist 84% connected

One who withdraws or separates himself; especially, one who withdraws from a church to which he has belonged; a seceder from an established church; a…

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Separatist 84% connected

One who withdraws or separates himself; especially, one who withdraws from a church to which he has belonged; a seceder from an established church; a…

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Single-handed 84% connected

Having but one hand, or one workman; also, alone; unassisted.

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Single-handed 84% connected

Having but one hand, or one workman; also, alone; unassisted.

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Strong-minded 84% connected

Having a vigorous mind; esp., having or affecting masculine qualities of mind; -- said of women.

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Strong-minded 84% connected

Having a vigorous mind; esp., having or affecting masculine qualities of mind; -- said of women.

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Unconditional 84% connected

Not conditional limited, or conditioned; made without condition; absolute; unreserved; as, an unconditional surrender.

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Unconditional 84% connected

Not conditional limited, or conditioned; made without condition; absolute; unreserved; as, an unconditional surrender.

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Worker 76% connected

One who, or that which, works; a laborer; a performer; as, a worker in brass.

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Independence 74% connected

The state or quality of being independent; freedom from dependence; exemption from reliance on, or control by, others; self-subsistence or maintenanc…

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Independence 74% connected

The state or quality of being independent; freedom from dependence; exemption from reliance on, or control by, others; self-subsistence or maintenanc…

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See also 4

Free 66% connected

Exempt from subjection to the will of others; not under restraint, control, or compulsion; able to follow one's own impulses, desires, or inclination…

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Free 66% connected

Exempt from subjection to the will of others; not under restraint, control, or compulsion; able to follow one's own impulses, desires, or inclination…

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Separate 66% connected

To disunite; to divide; to disconnect; to sever; to part in any manner.

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Separate 66% connected

To disunite; to divide; to disconnect; to sever; to part in any manner.

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Attribute 4

Independence 66% connected

The state or quality of being independent; freedom from dependence; exemption from reliance on, or control by, others; self-subsistence or maintenanc…

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Independence 66% connected

The state or quality of being independent; freedom from dependence; exemption from reliance on, or control by, others; self-subsistence or maintenanc…

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Synonym 4

Autonomous 92% connected

Independent in government; having the right or power of self-government.

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Main 92% connected

A hand or match at dice.

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Mugwump 92% connected

A bolter from the Republican party in the national election of 1884; an Independent.

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Sovereign 92% connected

Supreme or highest in power; superior to all others; chief; as, our sovereign prince.

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Antonym 2

Dependent 94% connected

Hanging down; as, a dependent bough or leaf.

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Dependent 94% connected

Hanging down; as, a dependent bough or leaf.

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