independent
adjective (NOT HELPED) /ˌɪn.dɪˈpen.dənt/Definition
B1 not taking help or money from other people: Grandma's very independent and does all her own shopping and cooking. I've always been financially independent.Unaided and working alone independently /-li/ adverb B2 The two scientists both made the same discovery independently, at roughly the same time. Each part of the organization operates independently of the others.Freedom to actOpportunity
(Definition of independent adjective (NOT HELPED) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- fend for yourself phrasal verb
- go it alone idiom
- own determiner, pronoun
- self-help adjective, noun
- self-reliant adjective
- self-sufficient adjective
- single-handed adjective
- stand on your own (two) feet idiom
- stand-alone adjective
- throw sb back on their own resources idiom
- unaided adjective, adverb
- under your own steam idiom
- unsupported adjective (PERSON)
- with your own fair hand(s) idiom
- yourself pronoun (PERSON/PEOPLE ADDRESSED)
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