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independently ofwithout being influenced by or connected to something; regardless of

Part of speech: PREPOSITION

Definition: without being influenced by or connected to something; regardless of

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌɪndɪˈpendəntli ʌv/

Example Sentences

  • My cat makes decisions independently of my feeding schedule - it demands food at 3 AM anyway.
  • The research was conducted independently of any commercial interests.
  • She learned to think independently of her parents' expectations.

independently of

PREPOSITION

[/ˌɪndɪˈpendəntli ʌv/]

without being influenced by or connected to something; regardless of

without being influenced by or connected to something; regardless of
💡 Concept

without being influenced by or connected to something; regardless of

Working independently of the noise, evidently and confidently!
🎵 Rhyme

Working independently of the noise, evidently and confidently!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˌɪndɪˈpendəntli ʌv/
🇬🇧 UK/ˌɪndɪˈpendəntli ɒv/

🌳Etymology

Prefixin--
Rootdepend
Suffix--ently

🎵Rhyme

dependentlyevidentlyconfidently
dependently
evidently
confidently

🔗Collocations

independently of others
independently of circumstances
act independently of
decide independently of
work independently of

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My cat makes decisions independently of my feeding schedule - it demands food at 3 AM anyway.

The research was conducted independently of any commercial interests.

She learned to think independently of her parents' expectations.

😄 Fun example

The Wi-Fi works independently of my mood, which is surprisingly reliable.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

regardless ofirrespective ofwithout regard toapart from

Antonyms

depending onbased onaccording to

Related

autonomouslyseparatelyindividuallyindependently

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