UNAFFILIATED Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

unaffiliated

adjective

Definition of unaffiliated

as in independent

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Recent Examples of unaffiliated In a statement to WJZ, a spokesperson for property owner MCB Real Estate said the gathering began as an unaffiliated after-school youth event. — Kaicey Baylor, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026 By 1909, unaffiliated schools made up more than two-fifths of all Japanese language schools. — H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 21 Aug. 2026 This will be an entirely different election with a vastly higher turnout and many more unaffiliated voters who don’t belong to any party. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026 Torrey Snow is a member of The Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, the former host of the Torrey Snow Program on WBAL and an unaffiliated Maryland voter. — Yuripzy Morgan, Baltimore Sun, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unaffiliated

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In early 2021, after a few years as an independent hotel, the Monarch Beach Resort joined the Waldorf Astoria Collection, the luxury brand from Hilton Hotels.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Sep. 2026
That means projects that are independent as a feature, not a bug.

— Matt Donnelly, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of independent

Adjective

The July hack by rogue OpenAI autonomous agents on open-source developer platform Hugging Face accelerated the shift and proved that the era of advanced AI hacks had arrived.

— Samantha Subin, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026
That was the year LumineticsCore received the first FDA de novo clearance for an autonomous medical diagnosis — diabetic retinopathy — and began carrying malpractice insurance for its no-clinician-in-the-loop system.

— Torie Bosch, STAT, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of autonomous

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The head of the world’s best performing sovereign wealth fund warned of an impending pullback in US stocks.

— Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Townsend's view on what's in store for stock markets echoes a recent warning to investors from the head of the management team behind Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the world's largest.

— Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026

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