independent

[in-di-pen-duhnt] / ˌɪn dɪˈpɛn dənt /

ADJECTIVE

liberated, free

Synonyms

STRONGEST

autonomous nonpartisan self-reliant self-sufficient separate sovereign

STRONG

absolute

WEAK

autarchic autarchical freewheeling individualistic nonaligned on one's own self-contained self-determining self-governing self-ruling self-supporting separated unaided unallied unconnected unconstrained uncontrolled unregimented

Antonyms

WEAK

dependent subordinate subservient

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Cook is Nike’s lead independent director and has been a Nike board member for 20 years.

From MarketWatch

Shares of the sportswear retailer jumped Wednesday after the company disclosed that Cook, the lead independent director on its board, nearly doubled his personal stake by buying $2.9 million of its stock.

From The Wall Street Journal

Cause and effect run across many scales at once, from ion channels to dendrites to circuits to whole-brain dynamics, and these levels do not behave like independent modules stacked in layers.

From Science Daily

I see her as arguing for what it means to have independent thought.

From The Wall Street Journal

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