independent vs tied

independent

adj
  • Not dependent; not contingent or depending on something else; free. 

  • Not affiliated with any political party. 

  • Separate from; exclusive; irrespective. 

  • Providing a comfortable livelihood. 

  • Not subject to bias or influence; self-directing. 

noun
  • A team not affiliated with any league or conference. 

  • A neutral or uncommitted person. 

  • A candidate or voter not affiliated with any political party, a freethinker, free of a party platform. 

  • A small, privately owned business. 

tied

adj
  • Conditional on other agreements being upheld. 

  • Restricted. 

  • a cover having a stamp where the postmark cancellation overlaps the stamp. 

  • Having walls that are connected in a few places by a single stone overlapping from one wall to another. 

  • Provided for use by an employer for as long as one is employed, often with restrictions on the conditions of use. 

  • Closely connected or associated. 

  • That resulted in a tie. 

How often have the words independent and tied occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )