freestanding

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of FREESTANDING

not physically attached to another unit <a freestanding CD player that can easily be hooked up to your existing components>

Synonyms detached, disconnected, discrete, free, freestanding, single, unattached, unconnected

Related Words independent, self-contained; individual, private

Near Antonyms adjoining

Antonyms attached, connected, joined, linked

not being under the rule or control of another <it's a freestanding store, not a franchise>

Synonyms autonomous, freestanding, independent, self-governed, self-governing, self-ruling, separate, sovereign (also sovran)

Near Antonyms bound, captive, conquered, enslaved, fettered, subdued, subjugated; inferior, subordinate, subservient

Antonyms dependent, nonautonomous, non-self-governing, subject, unfree

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