unaffiliated

adjective

un·​af·​fil·​i·​at·​ed ˌən-ə-ˈfi-lē-ˌā-təd 

: not closely associated with, belonging to, or subordinate to another : not affiliated

The hospital is unaffiliated with the university.

unaffiliated voters

Examples of unaffiliated in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The new lawsuit was filed by Republican former Commissioner Lora Thomas, Democratic state Rep. Bob Marshall, who represents Highlands Ranch, and Julie Gooden, an unaffiliated voter in Douglas County. —John Aguilar, Denver Post, 22 Apr. 2025

The attack appeared to be carefully planned, police say Balmer, who is registered as an unaffiliated voter, appeared to have carefully planned the attack, police said. —Mark Scolforo, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2025

Meanwhile, the state's religiously unaffiliated population increased from 22% (2007) to 31% (2023-2024) and those practicing a non-Christian religion rose from 4% to 10%. —Carly Mallenbaum, Axios, 3 Apr. 2025

After seven years of unaffiliated teams, the BIG3 moved its teams to cities to build fan loyalty and is selling the franchises to local owners. —Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1849, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unaffiliated

• ameliorated
• decontaminated
• deoxygenated
• deteriorated
• differentiated
• disarticulated
• excommunicated
• incapacitated
• individuated
• misappropriated
• monounsaturated
• multinucleated