Antonyms for dependent

Antonyms for (adj) dependent

Main entry: dependent

Definition: relying on or requiring a person or thing for support, supply, or what is needed

Usage: dependent children; dependent on moisture

Antonyms: independent

Definition: free from external control and constraint


Main entry: subordinate, dependent

Definition: (of a clause) unable to stand alone syntactically as a complete sentence

Usage: a subordinate (or dependent) clause functions as a noun or adjective or adverb within a sentence

Antonyms: independent, main

Definition: (of a clause) capable of standing syntactically alone as a complete sentence


Main entry: dependent, subject

Definition: being under the power or sovereignty of another or others

Usage: subject peoples; a dependent prince

Antonyms: dominant

Definition: exercising influence or control


Antonyms: insubordinate

Definition: not submissive to authority


Main entry: dependant, dependent, drug-addicted, strung-out, hooked

Definition: addicted to a drug

Antonyms: unaddicted

Definition: not addicted


Main entry: dependant, dependent, qualified

Definition: contingent on something else

Antonyms: unconditional, unconditioned

Definition: not conditional


Main entry: dependent, pendant, pendent

Definition: held from above

Usage: a pendant bunch of grapes

Antonyms: unsupported

Definition: not held up or borne


Antonyms: unsupported

Definition: not sustained or maintained by nonmaterial aid


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