independent

Definition

  • adjective: not dependent
  • often + 'of'
  • synonyms: bold, separate, uncontrolled

Examples

  • She is doing an 'independent study' in Art History this semester. [=a course of study done by a student without an instructor or with help from an instructor but not as part of an organized class]

  • an 'independent' investigator [=a person who is not directly involved in a situation or dispute and who is free to investigate problems and make judgments about what should be done]

  • This car has four-wheel 'independent suspension'. [=each of the four wheels has its own set of supports for the body of the car]

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Safer? How are we safer? The brilliance of the faction system is that conformity to the faction removes the threat of anyone exercising their independent will. Divergents threaten that system. Don't get me wrong. There's a certain beauty in your resistance, your defiance of categorization. (..)
    2014 Divergent