unaffiliated

adjective

un·​af·​fil·​i·​at·​ed ˌən-ə-ˈfi-lē-ˌā-təd 

: not closely associated with, belonging to, or subordinate to another : not affiliated

The hospital is unaffiliated with the university.

unaffiliated voters

Examples of unaffiliated in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Democrat Mike Croley, a Navy veteran, has also filed to run in the election, and so has unaffiliated candidate Christopher Monday, who ran for the same seat as an independent in 2020. —Austin Hornbostel, The Tennessean, 30 Aug. 2025

For example, today, 16 states – featuring 117 congressional districts – do not allow independent or unaffiliated voters to participate in party primaries. —Andrew Tisch, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025

Conservative congregations are required to give hiring priority to rabbis with denominational affiliation, but a persistent shortage of pulpit rabbis has eroded that advantage, enabling unaffiliated rabbis to find jobs with relative ease. —Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2025

During its half-centennial run, there was even a movie — about but unaffiliated to the series — about the making of its first episode. —Rance Collins, IndieWire, 9 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1849, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unaffiliated

• ameliorated
• decontaminated
• deoxygenated
• deteriorated
• differentiated
• disarticulated
• excommunicated
• incapacitated
• individuated
• misappropriated
• monounsaturated
• multinucleated