INDIVIDUALISTIC Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

individualistic

adjective

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Recent Examples of individualistic Right, anything that’s not super individualistic is a problem for them. — Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026 This trend exacerbates existing loneliness and isolation, transforming work from a community hub into a less fulfilling, individualistic experience. — Tracy Brower, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026 But the truth is that our forefathers were sufficiently individualistic to be iconoclastic. — Colin Fleming, New York Daily News, 4 July 2026 Unfortunately, the pursuit of longevity—like so much else in American life—is increasingly an individualistic endeavor. — Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 29 June 2026 Who knew Disney had such an individualistic story about the moral responsibility of excellence in them? — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2026 Warnock, who talked with me about it this week, said Johnson sees the moral mandates for equitable treatment of the poor as individualistic, with no implications for government or systems. — David Weigel, semafor.com, 24 June 2026 But scholars have emphasized that the original minutemen were rooted less in individualistic love of liberty than in the densely communal world of 1770s Massachusetts. — Vivian Yee, New York Times, 20 June 2026 Some worry that the world’s most popular AI applications, like ChatGPT and Claude, are driving Muslim users toward individualistic western values, and away from their communities or spiritual leaders. — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 26 May 2026

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Adjective

The maintenance requests have kept engine repair and overhaul facilities backed up, from those owned by manufacturing giants GE Aerospace and RTX unit Pratt & Whitney to smaller, independent ones.

— Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026
To pinpoint the exact moment of this turnaround, Young’s team used two independent dating methods.

— Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of independent

Adjective

Why Uber Eats keeps putting robots on sidewalks Despite the controversy, companies continue investing in autonomous delivery because the technology offers some practical advantages.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
When vision keynotes and customer stories promise an autonomous future, but lived experiences don’t match up, trust fades.

— Chris Koehler, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of autonomous

Adjective

The film conceives of a universe ruled by blind luck, fundamentally indifferent to human suffering and moral comeuppance.

— Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026
Life is a combination of spending time with the difficult ones, the indifferent ones and the awesome ones among them.

— Vinesh Sukumaran, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of indifferent

Adjective

Played by a perpetually blank Ella Beatty, the daughter of Warren Beatty and Annette Bening, Lizzie is the belittled and abused daughter of a disinterested father, Andrew (Charlie Hunnam), and hateful step-mother, Abby (Rebecca Hall).

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 18 Sep. 2026
In the darkly funny cold open, Loy is shown teaching martial arts to disinterested children and pushing an absurd business called Studios in the Sky, which converts shipping containers into living spaces.

— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of disinterested

Adjective

Woodward claimed in each of the filings that the judges' comments raised questions about their ability to remain impartial in the cases.

— Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
Before to Tuesday’s vote, CoC chair Ben Kay gave a recap of measures the board took to administer an impartial evaluation that scored the county higher than the city on handling homelessness issues.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of impartial

Adjective

This riveting two-part docuseries preceded the fictional take seen in The Girl From Plainville, taking an unprejudiced and empathetic approach when exploring the complex case, presenting all the facts without vilifying one individual.

— James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 4 June 2026
Bheem’s courtship of the governor’s unprejudiced niece (a charming Oliva Morris), which provides some comic relief, not that anything in the film is really meant to be taken seriously.

— Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Nov. 2022

Definition of unprejudiced

Adjective

But levying strict discipline has so far been football’s most visible attempt to ensure the competition on the field is fair and uninfluenced, a key to maintaining consumer confidence.

— Emmanuel Morgan, New York Times, 1 July 2023
Frosh said his reason for not confirming the names associated with cases under review is that the process must remain uninfluenced by grieving families or police officers.

— Jim Axelrod, Andy Bast, Michael Kaplan, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2022

Definition of uninfluenced

Adjective

So common was this practice that by the middle of the century, insurance companies were regularly employing their own medical referees to submit thorough and unbiased reports for review.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026
The real value lies in gaining an objective, unbiased perspective free from corporate echo chambers.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 21 Sep. 2026

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