Collocations for independent - adj.

be, feel, seem | become | remain | make sb
Travelling in Asia has made her a lot more independent.

fiercely, sturdily, very
Many disabled people are fiercely independent.

completely | fairly, pretty, quite | economically, financially

of
By the age of eighteen he was completely independent of his parents.

be | become | remain | make sth | declare sth
In 1961 the country was declared independent.

completely, entirely, fully, genuinely, quite, totally, truly, wholly | almost, fairly, largely, virtually | increasingly | effectively, essentially
The country has pursued an effectively independent line on military issues.

nominally, supposedly | newly
newly independent countries

politically

from
The country became fully independent from France in 1960.

of
an organization that is independent of the government