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

Doctors unaffiliated didn't think so, though some research has supported benefits of molecular hydrogen therapy and pulsed electromagnetic fields in certain circumstances. —David Oliver, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026

Big Sort population movement doesn’t completely explain the reduction of Republican voter registrations and the vast increase of unaffiliated voters. —Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026

That November, Lieberman, running as a petitioning candidate, won re-election with an unusual coalition of some Democrats, a lot of unaffiliated voters, and two thirds of the state’s Republicans, defeating Lamont. —Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 11 Apr. 2026

But Royal Caribbean blog, an unaffiliated news outlet, reports some voyages cost more than $200,000 a week for two people. —Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026

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