Independent
Independent adjective - Able to take care of oneself or itself without outside help.
Strange and independent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Strange" instead an adjective "Independent".
Strange
Strange adjective - Different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion.
Independent and strange are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Independent" instead an adjective "Strange".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- A large population of newly-independent young people exploring strange new ideas tends to do that.
Source: Cloudcuckooland -
Ostracised due to her strange appearance, Elphaba has grown up smart, independent and prickly - not to mention hugely magically talented.
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The Verse: A strange version; while the episodes tend to be unrelated and independent of one another, the characters can completely change in between them.
Source: Series / Louie
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