unaffiliated

ADJECTIVE

freelance

Synonyms

STRONGEST

self-employed

WEAK

free agent non-staff

ADJECTIVE

nonpartisan

Synonyms

STRONGEST

independent neutral nonaligned unbiased uninvolved

STRONG

fair objective

WEAK

detached equitable free-wheeling indifferent just middle-of-the-road nondiscriminatory on one's own on-the-fence playing it cool unaffected unbigoted uncolored unimplicated uninfluenced unprejudiced

Antonyms

STRONGEST

biased prejudiced

STRONG

partial unfair

WEAK

decided partisan political

ADJECTIVE

unattached

Synonyms

WEAK

apart at liberty autonomous available detached fancy-free footloose independent off the hook on one's own separate single uncommited unconnected uninvolved unmarried

ADJECTIVE

uncommitted

Synonyms

STRONGEST

neutral uninvolved

STRONG

unattached

WEAK

cut loose don't care fence-sitting floating free-spirited laid-back middle ground middle-of-the-road nonaligned nonpartisan on the fence restrained unpledged

Antonyms

WEAK

aligned attached committed involved united

Example Sentences

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Negative media coverage nearly ended the event, particularly in 2002, when headlines falsely implicated violence at an unaffiliated after-show party.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Boko Haram is unaffiliated with either group, but has historic ties to both.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 2, 2025

Public records reviewed by the BBC suggest Robinson had in the past registered as an unaffiliated, or nonpartisan, voter in Utah.

From BBC • Sep. 12, 2025

An unaffiliated grassroots organization called Unfair Canada formed last year to start the discussion about labor disputes.

From Salon • Aug. 16, 2025

He was unaffiliated with any street gang, and we are confident he was unarmed and innocent of the charges being leveled against him.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon

unaffiliated

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