- independence
- nounADJECTIVE▪ great▪ fierce▪
She had a fierce independence of spirit.
▪ complete, full, total▪ relative▪The council's relative independence of the government means it can negotiate its own agreements.
▪ genuine, real, true▪ new-found▪I didn't appreciate my new-found independence, but instead felt lonely.
▪ growing▪ local, national▪ economic, editorial, financial, intellectual, journalistic, judicial, operational (esp. BrE), personal, political, professional▪the operational independence of the Bank of England
… OF INDEPENDENCE▪ degree, measureVERB + INDEPENDENCE▪ have▪Young people have more independence these days.
▪ lack▪ enjoy, value▪I value my independence too much to get married.
▪ display, show▪She displayed independence in choosing a career different from that of her parents.
▪ assert▪Edward III tried to assert his independence of the regime at court.
▪ achieve, attain, gain, win▪Mexico achieved independence from Spain in 1821.
▪ bring (about)▪the need to bring independence to the country
▪a colonial crisis which brought about independence
▪ declare, proclaim▪ celebrate▪a holiday celebrating the independence of Nigeria from colonial rule
▪ ensure, maintain, preserve, retain▪The army is committed to ensuring the independence of the country.
▪ compromise▪Conflicts of interest might compromise the auditor's independence.
▪ give up, lose▪She doesn't want to lose her hard-won independence.
▪ regain, restore▪ encourage, foster, promote▪Parents should encourage independence in their children.
▪ undermine▪Economic aid tends to undermine the national independence of Third-World countries.
▪ seek▪ call for, demand▪ vote for▪ give sb/sth, grant sb/sth▪ recognize▪They have agreed to recognize the breakaway republic's independence.
INDEPENDENCE + VERB▪ come▪Independence came to the British colonial territories in Africa in the late fifties and early sixties.
INDEPENDENCE + NOUN▪ day▪ celebrations▪ movement▪ strugglePREPOSITION▪ at independence▪Namibia became a full member of the UN at independence.
▪ independence from▪independence from Spain
▪ independence of▪the church's independence of the state
▪independence of mind
PHRASES▪ a call for independence▪his party's call for Scottish independence
▪ a declaration of independence▪ a lack of independence, the loss of independence▪ a sense of independence▪Doing work experience gave me a sense of independence.
▪ the struggle for independence▪ the time of independence▪The drama is set in India at the time of independence.
▪ a war for independence, a war of independence▪the American War of Independence
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
