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

Meanwhile, Democrats and unaffiliated voters also made up the majority of those whose ballots were challenged, per the N&O, while Republicans made up just 22%. —Lucille Sherman, Axios, 7 Apr. 2025

These elections would potentially include voters from the party controlling the vacant seat and unaffiliated voters (but exclude voters from other parties). —Bob Marshall, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2025

More news: Dodgers Coach, Former MLB Pitcher Passes Away From 1960-68, Montemayor played with unaffiliated Mexican League teams in Veracruz, Mexico City, and Monterrey. —Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 5 Feb. 2025

After the university missed its deadline for an agreement on divestment, students and people unaffiliated with the school entered Columbia’s Hamilton Hall and barricaded themselves inside. —Emma Tucker, CNN, 21 Mar. 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