Independent vs Numerous - What's the difference?
independent | numerous |
not dependent; not contingent or depending on something else; free
(politics) not affiliated with any political party
Providing a comfortable livelihood.
Not subject to bias or influence; self-directing.
Separate from; exclusive; irrespective.
* R. P. Ward
A candidate or voter not affiliated with any political party, a free thinker, free of a party platform.
A neutral or uncommitted person.
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Indefinitely large numerically, many.
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As adjectives the difference between independent and numerous
is that independent is not dependent; not contingent or depending on something else; free while numerous is indefinitely large numerically, many.As a noun independent
is a candidate or voter not affiliated with any political party, a free thinker, free of a party platform.independent
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- an independent property
- a man of an independent mind
- That obligation in general, under which we conceive ourselves bound to obey a law, independent of those resources which the law provides for its own enforcement.
Synonyms
* autonomous * free * selfstandingAntonyms
* contingent * dependentDerived terms
* independency * independent contractor * independent film * * independently * independent meansNoun
(en noun)numerous
English
Adjective
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