independence

Speech parts

1. independence - Noun

2. Independence - Proper noun

Meaning

The state or quality of being independent; freedom from dependence; exemption from reliance on, or control by, others; self-subsistence or maintenance; direction of one's own affairs without interference.

Sufficient means for a comfortable livelihood.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

independency liberty power emancipation self-determination freewill authority freedom separation license scope democracy autonomy self sovereignty

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Antonyms

empire brig penitentiary nazism chino drug abuse

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Hypernyms

freedom triumph victory

Hyponyms

liberty autonomy self-sufficiency self-reliance separateness autarchy

Phrases with the word

Independence Pass national independence political independence extreme independence increased independence strong independence

Examples

True individual freedom cannot exist without economic security and independence. People who are hungry and out of a job are the stuff of which dictatorships are made. Franklin D. Roosevelt

Could I say that the reason that I am here today, you know, from the mouth of the State Department itself, is: I should not be allowed to travel because I have struggled for years for the independence of the colonial peoples of Africa. Paul Robeson

I know of no country in which there is so little independence of mind and real freedom of discussion as in America. Alexis de Tocqueville

Throughout the day no time for memorandums now. Go ahead! Liberty and independence forever. Davy Crockett

If your mouth is in someone else's kitchen it cannot get its independence. African Proverb

We have to fight for our freedom as long as it takes, and we shall not mind the death following our struggle for independence. Indonesian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

indenylidene Indep. independance Independence County Independence Day independence from someone