3
self-sustaining(adjective, main, free-living, fissiparous, nonsymbiotic)
3
successful(adjective, free, main, independent)
3
uppermost(adjective, lead, rank, head, master)
2
sovereign(adjective, free, independent, liberty, rights)
2
all-out(adjective, free, main, irrespective, free-living)
2
arrant(adjective, free, main, irrespective, free-living)
2
autarkic(adjective, main, free-living, fissiparous, nonsymbiotic)
2
autarkical(adjective, main, free-living, fissiparous, nonsymbiotic)
2
basic(adjective, free, main, irrespective, free-living)
2
breakaway(adjective, main, free-living, fissiparous, nonsymbiotic)
2
case-by-case(adjective, main, free-living, fissiparous, nonsymbiotic)
2
categorical(adjective, free, main, irrespective, free-living)
2
chief(noun, adjective, control, lead, manage)
2
commutative(adjective, main, free-living, fissiparous, nonsymbiotic)
2
complete(adjective, free, main, irrespective, free-living)
2
consummate(adjective, free, main, irrespective, free-living)
2
essential(adjective, importance, valuable, duty, reliable)
2
free-living(adjective, main, fissiparous, nonsymbiotic)
2
freestanding(adjective, free, main, independent)
2
fundamental(adjective, free, main, irrespective, free-living)
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