Engelsk tillægsord: independent | |||
1. | independent free from external control and constraint | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | An independent mind. A series of independent judgments. Fiercely independent individualism. | ||
Termer med lignende betydning | autarkic, autarkical, autonomous, autonomous, breakaway, case-by-case, commutative, fissiparous, free-living, indie, individual, item-by-item, nonparasitic, nonsymbiotic, self-directed, self-reliant, self-sufficient, self-sufficing, self-supporting, self-sustaining, separatist, single-handed, strong-minded, unaffiliated, unconditional | ||
Se også | free, separate | ||
Kendetegner | independence, independency | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | dependent | ||
2. | independent (of political bodies) not controlled by outside forces | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | An autonomous judiciary. A sovereign state. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | autonomous, self-governing, sovereign | ||
Termer med lignende betydning | free | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | unfree | ||
3. | independent (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence | ||
Eksempler med tilsvarende betydning | The main (or independent) clause in a complex sentence has at least a subject and a verb. | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | main | ||
Overordnet emneområde | grammar | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | dependent, subordinate | ||
4. | independent not controlled by a party or interest group | ||
Termer med lignende betydning | nonpartisan, nonpartizan | ||
Termer med modsat betydning (antonymer) | partisan, partizan | ||
Engelsk navneord: independent | |||
1. | independent (om person) a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics) | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | fencesitter, mugwump | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | individualist | ||
Overordnet emneområde | government, political science, politics | ||
2. | independent (om person) a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | free lance, free-lance, freelance, freelancer, self-employed person | ||
Mindre specifikke termer | worker | ||