Synonyms and antonyms of Not free or independent in British Thesaurus

dependent (adjective)

if you are dependent on someone or something, you need them in order to live or succeed

subject to something (formal)

formal in a situation where you have to obey a rule or a law

bound (adjective)

having an obligation to do something because of a law, promise etc

answerable (adjective)

if you are answerable to someone, you have to explain to them the reasons for your actions or mistakes

reliant (adjective)

depending on someone or something

be a slave to/of something ()

to be influenced or controlled too much by something

a hostage to something ()

someone or something that is controlled by people or things that reduce their freedom

under someone’s control/influence/spell ()

strongly influenced by someone, so that you do what you think they want, or you copy them in some way

bound (adjective)

feeling that you should do something because you are expected to, or because it is morally right, even if you do not really want to do it

stranded (adjective)

left somewhere with no way of going anywhere else

be/come under the wing of ()

to be controlled by someone or something

despite yourself ()

if you do something despite yourself, you do it even though you did not intend or expect to

fall into someone’s hands ()

to be caught by someone, or to come under their control

fall under someone’s influence/sway ()

to be strongly influenced by someone

have no choice/have little choice ()

if you have no choice or little choice, you have to do something

in someone’s pocket ()

controlled by someone and willing to do whatever they want

in spite of yourself ()

if you do something in spite of yourself, you do it even though you did not want or plan to do it

in thrall to (literary)

literary completely controlled or influenced by someone or something

marooned (adjective)

left or caught in a place and unable to leave

serve one/two etc masters ()

to be controlled by one/two etc people or things

someone’s hands are tied ()

someone cannot do what they want to do because something such as a rule or law prevents it

subject (adjective)

formal under the authority and control of a government or country

through no choice of someone’s own ()

used for saying that what has happened to someone was not decided or chosen by them

under guard ()

protected or prevented from escaping by a guard

under someone’s heel ()

under someone’s complete control

under someone’s sway ()

under someone’s control or rule

under the aegis of ()

under the protection or authority of a particular group, government, or person

under the watchful eye of someone ()

watched by someone who has power or authority over you

under watch ()

if someone is under watch, they are guarded or watched carefully at all times