stand alone

Require no support

Stand alone means to be independent or self-sufficient, not requiring connection to or support from other things.

A stand-alone building sits separate from others.

In computing, stand-alone software runs without needing other programs or a network connection.

Figuratively, something that stands alone is unmatched or in a category by itself: Her performance stands alone in the history of the competition.

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solitary · on your own · isolated · off the grid · self-contained · autonomous · freestanding · singular · unattached · lone · separate · detached · single · self-sufficient · untethered · monolith · outlier · maverick

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independence/dependence

stand alonedependent

Requiring outside support

reliant · supported · contingent · subordinate · auxiliary

integration/isolation

stand aloneintegrated

Combined into a whole

connected · networked · embedded · linked · interconnected

social connection

stand aloneaccompanied

Went along with someone

partnered · collaborative · team-based · grouped · together

Family

stand, alone, stands, stood, standing, standstill, standpoint, understand, understanding

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