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individual

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of individual

1 a member of the human race

every individual has value

Synonyms of individual

baby, being, bird, bod [British], body, character, cookie (or cooky), creature, customer, devil, duck, egg, face, fish, guy, head, human, human being, life, man, mortal, party, person, personage, scout, slob, sort, soul, specimen, stiff, thing, wight

Words Related to individual

hominid, homo, humanoid

brother, fellow, fellowman, neighbor

celebrity, personality, self, somebody

Phrases Synonymous with individual

Near Antonyms of individual

animal, beast, beastie, brute, critter

2 one that has a real and independent existence

our general concept of what constitutes a chair is based on our experience with many individuals that were called chairs

Synonyms of individual

being, commodity, entity, existent, individuality, integer, object, reality, something, substance, thing

Words Related to individual

material, matter, quantity, stuff

Near Antonyms of individual

individual

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of individual

1 of, relating to, or belonging to a single person

everyone has his or her own individual opinion about the subject, but you will have to work together

Synonyms of individual

idiomatic, individualized, particular, patented, peculiar, personal, personalized, private, privy, separate, singular, subjective, unique

Words Related to individual

characteristic, distinctive, intimate

identifying, idiosyncratic

especial, express, special, specific

independent, nonconformist, self-directed, self-sufficient

custom, customized, specialized

Near Antonyms of individual

broad, prevailing, prevalent, widespread

common, normal, regular, typical

Antonyms of individual

general, generic, popular, public, shared, universal

2 not the same or shared

guest rooms at the inn have individual bathrooms

Synonyms of individual

different, respective, separate

Words Related to individual

disparate, dissimilar, distinct, distinctive, distinguishable, divergent, diverse, unalike, varied, various

Near Antonyms of individual

identical, selfsame, very

Antonyms of individual

3 serving to identify as belonging to an individual or group

he's got a highly individual laugh that I would know anywhere

Synonyms of individual

characteristic, classic, diagnostic (also diagnostical), discriminating, distinct, distinctive, distinguishing, identifying, peculiar, proper, symptomatic, typical

Words Related to individual

identifiable, pronounced, unmistakable

general, generic

common, normal, regular, usual

especial, particular, special, specific

archetypal (also archetypical), model, paradigmatic

Antonyms of individual

atypical, nontypical, uncharacteristic, untypical

Synonym Discussion of individual

special, especial, specific, particular, individual mean of or relating to one thing or class. special stresses having a quality, character, identity, or use of its own.

- special ingredients

especial may add implications of preeminence or preference.

- a matter of especial importance

specific implies a quality or character distinguishing a kind or a species.

- children with specific nutritional needs

particular stresses the distinctness of something as an individual.

- a ballet step of particular difficulty

individual implies unequivocal reference to one of a class or group.

- valued each individual opinion

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