n. 25B6; noun
the struggle for American independence : SELF-GOVERNMENT, self-rule, home rule, self-determination, sovereignty, autonomy, non-alignment, freedom, liberty.
he valued his independence : SELF-SUFFICIENCY, self-reliance.
the adviser's independence : IMPARTIALITY, neutrality, disinterest, disinterestedness, detachment, objectivity.
independence of spirit : FREEDOM, individualism, unconventionality, unorthodoxy.