Independence vs. Freedom: What's the Difference?
Independence and Freedom Definitions
Independence
The state or quality of being independent.
Freedom
The condition of not being in prison or captivity
Gave the prisoners their freedom.
Independence
(Archaic) Sufficient income for comfortable self-support; a competence.
Freedom
The condition of being free of restraints, especially the ability to act without control or interference by another or by circumstance
In retirement they finally got the freedom to travel.
Independence
The quality or state of being independent; lack of dependence; the state of not being reliant on, or controlled by, others.
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Freedom
The condition of not being controlled by another nation or political power; political independence.
Independence
The state of having sufficient means for a comfortable livelihood.
Freedom
The condition of not being subject to a despotic or oppressive power; civil liberty.
Independence
The state or quality of being independent; freedom from dependence; exemption from reliance on, or control by, others; self-subsistence or maintenance; direction of one's own affairs without interference.
Let fortune do her worst, . . . as long as she never makes us lose our honesty and our independence.
Freedom
The condition of not being constrained or restricted in a specific aspect of life by a government or other power
Freedom of assembly.
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Independence
Sufficient means for a comfortable livelihood.
Freedom
The condition of not being a slave.
Independence
Freedom from control or influence of another or others
Freedom
The condition of not being affected or restricted by a given circumstance or condition
Freedom from want.
Independence
The successful ending of the American Revolution;
They maintained close relations with England even after independence
Freedom
The condition of not being bound by established conventions or rules
The new style of painting gave artists new freedoms.
Independence
A city in western Missouri; the beginning of the Santa Fe Trail
Freedom
The capacity to act by choice rather than by determination, as from fate or a deity; free will
We have the freedom to do as we please all afternoon.
Freedom
The right to unrestricted use; full access
Was given the freedom of their research facilities.
Freedom
Ease or facility of movement
Loose sports clothing, giving the wearer freedom.
Freedom
(Archaic) Boldness in behavior; lack of modesty or reserve.
Freedom
(uncountable) The state of being free, of not being imprisoned or enslaved.
Having recently been released from prison, he didn't know what to do with his newfound freedom.
Freedom
(countable) The lack of a specific constraint, or of constraints in general; a state of being free, unconstrained.
Freedom of speech is a basic democratic value.
People in our city enjoy many freedoms.
Every child has a right to freedom from fear and freedom from want.
Freedom
The right or privilege of unrestricted use or access
Freedom of a city
Freedom
Frankness; openness; unreservedness.
Freedom
Improper familiarity; violation of the rules of decorum.
Freedom
The state of being free; exemption from the power and control of another; liberty; independence.
Made captive, yet deserving freedom more.
Freedom
Privileges; franchises; immunities.
Your charter and your caty's freedom.
Freedom
Exemption from necessity, in choise and action; as, the freedom of the will.
Freedom
Ease; facility; as, he speaks or acts with freedom.
Freedom
Frankness; openness; unreservedness.
I emboldened spake and freedom used.
Freedom
Improper familiarity; violation of the rules of decorum; license.
Freedom
Generosity; liberality.
Freedom
The condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints
Freedom
Immunity from an obligation or duty
