independent

adjective/ˌɪndɪˈpendənt/CEFR B1

স্বাধীন, স্বনির্ভর

Meaning

Not controlled by others, or not needing help.

Example sentences

  • Bangladesh became independent in 1971.বাংলাদেশ ১৯৭১ সালে স্বাধীন হয়।
  • She is financially independent.সে আর্থিকভাবে স্বনির্ভর।

A common mistake

He is independent from his family now.→He is independent of his family now.

Independent takes of. Only the verb takes from: he broke away from his family.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: freelance, self-reliant

Antonyms: dependent

Similar words, and what each means

  • freelance

    মুক্ত পেশাজীবী, ফ্রিল্যান্স, স্বাধীনভাবে কর্মরত

    Working for different companies rather than being employed by one.

  • self-reliant

    স্বাবলম্বী

    Able to manage without help from others.

  • self-employed

    স্বনিয়োজিত, নিজের কাজ নিজে করা

    Working for yourself rather than for an employer.

  • self-sufficient

    স্বয়ংসম্পূর্ণ

    Able to supply everything you need without help from outside.

“independent” elsewhere on EnglishBD

  • A run-on is two or more independent clauses — each a complete sentence on its own — pushed together without a full stop, a semicolon, or a comma plus a joining word.

    How to Avoid Run-On Sentences →

  • Everyone can recite the definitions — one clause, one clause plus a dependent one, two independent ones — and everyone still loses the marks, because the paper never asks for a definition.

    Simple, Complex and Compound Sentences: How to Convert →

  • The 'seven o'clock invitation means nine' example is honest, familiar and shows independent thinking.

    Punctuality →

Where this word is used

Check yourself

  1. “independent” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • শ্বেতসারযুক্ত, ভারী শর্করাযুক্ত
    • • নিরুদ্বেগ, সহজ-স্বভাবের
    • • ধূসরাভ, ঈষৎ ধূসর
    • • স্বাধীন, স্বনির্ভর
    Show the answer

    স্বাধীন, স্বনির্ভর — independent (adjective) — স্বাধীন, স্বনির্ভর. Not controlled by others, or not needing help.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “independent”?

    • • crusty
    • • sinewy
    • • bubbly
    • • freelance
    Show the answer

    freelance — freelance — মুক্ত পেশাজীবী, ফ্রিল্যান্স, স্বাধীনভাবে কর্মরত. Working for different companies rather than being employed by one.

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