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 deadline for new voters and unaffiliated voters to register by mail was July 24. — Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2026

Almost half of the respondents were listed as Democrats with the rest made up of Republicans and unaffiliated voters. — Dj Simmons, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026

What did was distributed presence, unaffiliated supporters quietly carrying the cost of other people's staying power, until a government that could ignore a viral moment couldn't ignore a month-long occupation. — Penny Abeywardena, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Jewish adults who are religiously unaffiliated but identify as Jewish in other ways tend to have less of an emotional connection to Israel in general. — Giovanna Dell’orto, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1849, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unaffiliated

• abbreviated
• accelerated
• accentuated
• accommodated
• acculturated
• accumulated
• acidulated
• adjudicated
• administrated
• adulterated
• affiliated
• agglomerated