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

What did not come with it were the increasing gap to rival Republicans or any relent by the dominant voting bloc of the unaffiliated registrations. —Center Square, The Washington Examiner, 24 Nov. 2025

Investigators said an unaffiliated card store in Nashville, Tennessee, also claimed the same man had made $3,000 worth of fraudulent purchases, then tried to sell the merchandise on eBay and to a card shop in Alabama. —Katie Houlis, CBS News, 21 Nov. 2025

Peacock was the last Republican to win a citywide contest and is viewed as a centrist option that could appeal to unaffiliated voters or moderate Democrats. —Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 5 Nov. 2025

According to the report, the percentage of Americans who identify as Christians decreased from 78% to 60% between 2007 and 2023, while religiously unaffiliated adults grew from 16% to 28%. —Paula Soria, AZCentral.com, 3 Nov. 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