UNAFFILIATED Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

unaffiliated

adjective

Definition of unaffiliated

as in independent

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Recent Examples of unaffiliated 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 The nominees will also be up against former Congressman Greg Lopez, who left the Republican Party in January to run for governor as an unaffiliated candidate. — Jesse Sarles, CBS News, 1 July 2026 The trend is likely due to a rising proportion of young, college-educated, and unaffiliated voters, Saunders said. — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 30 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for unaffiliated

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OpenAI backs a national AI safety standard, with independent audits and incident reporting for frontier models.

— Paulo Carvão, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Some depend on Iran more than others, Ahmadi said, adding that currently Yemen’s Houthi rebels are likely the most independent.

— Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of independent

Adjective

Recent incidents expose critical security risks with autonomous AI agents, which act unsupervised using credentials and tools.

— Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
The system also avoided hazardous conditions while controlling the spacecraft’s orientation, showing how autonomous software could reduce dependence on ground commands during military and scientific missions.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of autonomous

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It’s been around since the Cold War era, when then leader Chiang Kai-shek became wary of an attempt on the island by the Chinese Communist Party, which claims Taiwan as part of its sovereign territory, despite never having controlled it.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Washington would almost certainly respond by tightening access to advanced chips, compute and cloud infrastructure, while building more sovereign AI capacity of its own.

— Will Conaway, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

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