Independent
Independent adjective - Able to take care of oneself or itself without outside help.
Special and independent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Special" instead the word "Independent" as an adjective or an adverb.
Special
Special adjective - Being the one or ones of a class with no other members.
Independent and special are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Independent" instead the word "Special" as an adjective or an adverb.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- individual and independent
- individual and special
- separate and independent
- separate and special
- single and independent
- single and special
- distinct and independent
- distinct and special
- main and independent
- main and special
- isolated and independent
- isolated and special
- private and independent
- private and special
Both words in one sentence
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Independent label Inside Out (known in some territories as Inside Out Music) is rather fond of this, regularly releasing enhanced editions of albums simultaneously with the regular editions, as well as far more lavish special editions of older albums by their more notable bands.
- Public schools are more accurately defined as a particular class of independent schools; they do have a special legal status, as defined by the Public Schools Act 1868.
Source: Useful Notes / British English -
Though anyone other than Blackbeard, who happens to have a special kind of body independent of the Dark Dark Fruit, would be killed by a second Devil Fruit just the same as anyone else.
Source: Superpower Lottery
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