Independent

/ɪndɪˈpɛndənt/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:15 ptsWWF:19 pts11 letters

Definition of Independent

noun

A candidate or voter not affiliated with any political party, a freethinker, free of a party platform.
A neutral or uncommitted person.
A team not affiliated with any league or conference.

adjective

Not dependent; not contingent or depending on something else; free.
Not affiliated with any political party.
"the independent candidate"
Providing a comfortable livelihood.
"an independent property"
Not subject to bias or influence; self-directing.
"a man of an independent mind"
Separate from; exclusive; irrespective.

Anagrams of Independent

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "independent":

9-LETTER WORDS

8-LETTER WORDS

indented intended nineteen

7-LETTER WORDS

dentine endited pendent pennine pentene

6-LETTER WORDS

deepen denied denned dented dentin depend dieted dinned dinted dipnet edited endite indeed indene indent+11 more

5-LETTER WORDS

diene dined ended inept inned nided penne penni pined teind tepee tepid tided tined

4-LETTER WORDS

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "independent" and rearranging:

Related Word Patterns

IN...Words starting with "in"...NTWords ending with "nt"All 11-letter words Unscramble "independent"

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

autonomousfreeselfstanding

ANTONYMS

contingentdependent

Rhyming Words

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