independently

1. 1.

   on your own; without outside help

   “the children worked on the project independently”
2. 2.

   apart from others

   “the clothes were hung severally”

   Synonymsseverally

Questions about independently

What does independently mean?

independently means "on your own; without outside help". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in independently?

independently has 5 syllables: in-de-pen-dent-ly. The stress falls on "pen". In IPA it is /ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəntli/.

What is another word for independently?

Close synonyms include severally. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.