independently adjective
in·de·pend·ent
The adjective form of independently is independent
I iDefinitions
- adjective independently not influenced or controlled by others in matters of opinion, conduct, etc.; thinking or acting for oneself: an independent thinker. 1
- adjective independently not subject to another's authority or jurisdiction; autonomous; free: an independent businessman. 1
- adjective independently not influenced by the thought or action of others: independent research. 1
- adjective independently not dependent; not depending or contingent upon something else for existence, operation, etc. 1
- adjective independently not relying on another or others for aid or support. 1
- adjective independently rejecting others' aid or support; refusing to be under obligation to others. 1
- adjective independently possessing a competency: to be financially independent. 1
- adjective independently sufficient to support a person without his having to work: an independent income. 1
- adjective independently executed or originating outside a given unit, agency, business, etc.; external: an independent inquiry. 1
- adjective independently working for oneself or for a small, privately owned business. 1
- adjective independently expressive of a spirit of independence; self-confident; unconstrained: a free and independent citizen. 1
- adjective independently free from party commitments in voting: the independent voter. 1
- adjective independently Mathematics. (of a quantity or function) not depending upon another for its value. 1
- adjective independently Grammar. capable of standing syntactically as a complete sentence: an independent clause. Compare dependent (def 4), main1 (def 4). 1
- adjective independently Logic. (of a set of propositions) having no one proposition deducible from the others. (of a proposition) belonging to such a set. 1
- adjective independently Statistics. statistically independent. 1
- adjective independently (initial capital letter) Ecclesiastical. of or relating to the Independents. 1