independent

Definition

Examples

An independent auditor will review the company's accounts at the end of June.

Word Family

Synonyms

• autonomous(of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces
• self-reliant(of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment
• self-sufficientable to provide for your own needs without help from others

Collocations

• Easy live an independent life
  to live an independent life, meaning to inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of
• Medium independent auditor report
  describing independent auditor report (a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics))
• Hard independent board directors
  describing independent board directors (a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics))
• Very Hard independent variable in causal model
  describing independent variable in causal model (a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics))