Reverse Dictionary: INDEPENDENCE

ADJECTIVES
► ARBITRARY independent, impatient of restraint → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► ENTIRE independent; retired from business → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► GIPSY independent of any organization, legal or otherwise → 1980s sl.
► PORKY important, independent → 1968 Amer. dial.
► SAUCY independent, self-reliant → 1856 Eng. dial. obs.
► SUBSTANTIVE of persons, nations, etc.: independent, self-existent, self-sufficient → c1470
► SUFFISANT self-sufficient, independent → a1340 obs.
► UNBEHOLDING not under an obligation to a person; independent → 1615 obs.

ADVERBS
► ON ONE’S OWN COAT-TAILS on one’s own resources, independently → 1967 Sc.
► UPON ONE’S OWN FUND on one’s own account, independently → 1686 obs.

NOUNS
► SUFFISANCE self-sufficiency, independence → a1450 obs.

NOUNS – PERSON
► ALONE-LIVER a person who lives alone → 1556 obs.
► BIRD OF A DIFFERENT FEATHER a person who is free thinking and independent → 2004 (Bk.)
► COWBOY a reckless and independent man → 2006 US sl. (Bk.)
► MUGWUMP a person who remains neutral or non-committal; an aloof, independent, or self-important person → 1887 chiefly N. Amer.
► RAMP a bold, vulgar, ill-behaved woman or girl: a high-spirited, independent woman, usually synonymous with a prostitute → a1450 obs.
► SUBSTANTIVE a self-subsisting or independent person or thing → 1613 obs.

PHRASES
► INDEPENDENT AS A HOG ON ICE very independent → 1916 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
► I WOULDN’T THANK KING GEORGE TO BE MY UNCLE I am quite independent of any one → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► NOT TO TAKE TEA FOR THE FEVER not to put up with any nonsense; not to allow oneself to be intimidated; to be independent and outspoken → a1940 Amer. dial.
► OFF ONE’S OWN BAT acting independently → 1845 sl.
► UNDER ONE’S OWN STEAM acting independently → 1912 sl.

VERBS
► BE TOO BIG FOR ONE’S BRITCHES to assume more than one’s proper authority; to feel important, independent, or disturbingly confident → 1835 Amer. dial.
► CHEW ONE’S OWN MEAT to attend to one’s own business; to rely on oneself → 1902 Amer. dial.
► CHEW ONE’S OWN TOBACCO to rely on oneself → 1858 Amer. dial.
► GRIND ONE’S OWN BAIT to do as one pleases; to be independent → 1909 Amer. dial.
► GRIP ONE’S OWN ROPE to rely on one’s own resources; to be independent of outside help → 1917 Sc.
► LOOK OVER THE NEST of a young person: to begin to act independently of one’s parents → 1887 Sc. 
► MUGWUMP to remain aloof or independent, esp. politically → 1889 US
► PADDLE ONE’S OWN CANOE to act independently or make one’s way by one’s own unaided efforts → 1828 sl.
► TOTE ONE’S OWN SKILLET to look out for or be responsible for oneself; to be independent → 1885 Amer. dial.