Collocations for independent - adj.
1. not needing other people
VERBS
be,
feel,
seem
become
remain
make sb
Her travels in Asia have made her a lot more independent.
become
remain
make sb
Her travels in Asia have made her a lot more independent.
ADVERB
fiercely,
very
Many disabled people are fiercely independent.
Many disabled people are fiercely independent.
completely
fairly, pretty, quite
economically, financially
fairly, pretty, quite
economically, financially
2. not influenced or controlled by anyone else
VERBS
be
become
remain, stay
His company is a target for takeovers, but plans to stay independent.
become
remain, stay
His company is a target for takeovers, but plans to stay independent.
make sth
declare sth
In 1961 the country was declared independent.
declare sth
In 1961 the country was declared independent.
ADVERB
completely,
entirely,
fully,
genuinely,
quite (esp. BrE),
totally,
truly,
wholly
almost, fairly, largely, relatively, virtually
Many local clans remain relatively independent.
almost, fairly, largely, relatively, virtually
Many local clans remain relatively independent.
increasingly
essentially
This figure is essentially independent of population size.
essentially
This figure is essentially independent of population size.
nominally,
supposedly
newly
newly independent countries
newly
newly independent countries
politically
logically, statistically
His system rests upon two logically independent arguments.
logically, statistically
His system rests upon two logically independent arguments.
mutually
They are two separate, mutually independent entities.
They are two separate, mutually independent entities.
PREPOSITION
from
The country became fully independent from France in 1960.
The country became fully independent from France in 1960.
of
an organization that is independent of the government
an organization that is independent of the government
Independent is used with these nouns:
accountant, advice, adviser, agency, appraisal, arbitration, assessment, auditor, body, broadcaster, channel, check, cinema, clause, colony, commentator, commission, confirmation, consultant, contractor, counsel, country, dealer, developer, discipline, distributor, enquiry, entity, evaluation, existence, expenditure, experiment, expert, farmer, film, homeland, hotel, individual, inspection, inspector, institute, investigation, journalist, judge, judgement, kingdom, label, laboratory, learning, manufacturer, means, monitoring, nation, newspaper, observer, operator, origin, panel, paper, producer, professional, prosecutor, publisher, report, republic, researcher, retailer, review, ruler, school, scientist, sector, shopkeeper, source, specialist, spirit, state, status, streak, studio, study, supplier, survey, suspension, thinker, thinking, thought, trader, traveller, tribunal, trust, trustee, union, valuation, verification, watchdog, witness, woman
accountant, advice, adviser, agency, appraisal, arbitration, assessment, auditor, body, broadcaster, channel, check, cinema, clause, colony, commentator, commission, confirmation, consultant, contractor, counsel, country, dealer, developer, discipline, distributor, enquiry, entity, evaluation, existence, expenditure, experiment, expert, farmer, film, homeland, hotel, individual, inspection, inspector, institute, investigation, journalist, judge, judgement, kingdom, label, laboratory, learning, manufacturer, means, monitoring, nation, newspaper, observer, operator, origin, panel, paper, producer, professional, prosecutor, publisher, report, republic, researcher, retailer, review, ruler, school, scientist, sector, shopkeeper, source, specialist, spirit, state, status, streak, studio, study, supplier, survey, suspension, thinker, thinking, thought, trader, traveller, tribunal, trust, trustee, union, valuation, verification, watchdog, witness, woman