INDEPENDENCE Synonyms
There are 3 hypernyms of the word independence. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for INDEPENDENCE
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autonomy | nounn | |||||||
noun • immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence • personal independence | ||||||||
emancipation | nounn | |||||||
noun • freeing someone from the control of another; especially a parent's relinquishing authority and control over a minor child | ||||||||
freedom | nounn | |||||||
noun • the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints • immunity from an obligation or duty | ||||||||
liberation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of liberating someone or something • the attempt to achieve equal rights or status • the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart) | ||||||||
liberty | nounn | |||||||
noun • immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence • freedom of choice • personal freedom from servitude or confinement or oppression • leave granted to a sailor or naval officer • an act of undue intimacy | ||||||||
self-determination | nounn | |||||||
noun • government of a political unit by its own people • determination of one's own fate or course of action without compulsion | ||||||||
self-reliance | nounn | |||||||
noun • personal independence | ||||||||
sovereignty | nounn | |||||||
noun • government free from external control • royal authority; the dominion of a monarch • the authority of a state to govern another state | ||||||||
independency | nounn | |||||||
noun • freedom from control or influence of another or others |