INDEPENDENCY Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

independency

noun

ˌin-də-ˈpen-dən(t)-sē

Definition of independency

as in independence

the state of being free from the control or power of another adolescence is typically an awkward time for young people, as they are making the difficult transition from the dependency of childhood to the independency of adulthood

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Recent Examples of independency Yet the careful reader will appreciate the significance of the Puritan Cromwell’s independency. — Barton Swaim, WSJ, 27 Dec. 2021 His seemingly daily attacks on freedom of speech, the independency of the judiciary, the right to vote and other pillars of our constitutional system are bolstered by an intensely loyal fan base. — Christopher Ingraham, Washington Post, 29 Oct. 2020

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Noun

Some 13,000 people died in Kosovo's war, which saw ethnic Albanians launch a rebellion to gain independence from Serbia.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
Part of its independence means that the mission does not participate in the Homeless Management Information System, a database maintained by LAHSA to track homeless people engaged with the system.

— David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of independence

Noun

The pace is being driven by vast government demand, data sovereignty legislation that is keeping caches in-country, and hyperscalers increasingly looking to lease data center space rather than build in new markets.

— Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2026
In 2016, Brexiteers imagined that other European countries would follow their example and cheerily recover absolute sovereignty as liberated nation-states.

— Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of sovereignty

Noun

The former British colony known as Southern Rhodesia had a rocky path to freedom.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
Some critics of the policy warn that airlines could misuse this freedom to entice customers with low base fares and high fees.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026

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