free from outside control; not subject to another's authority
an independent nuclear deterrent
the study is totally independent of central government
not depending on another for livelihood or subsistence
I wanted to remain independent in old age
capable of thinking or acting for oneself
advice for independent travellers
not connected with another or with each other; separate
treating each factory as an independent unit of production
the legislature and the judicature are independent of one another
an independent person or body
one of the few independents left in the music business