INDIVIDUALS Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

individuals

noun

plural of individual

as in people

a member of the human race every individual has value

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as in entities

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

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Recent Examples of individuals Still, social media videos showed individuals defiantly competing in front of the City Hall building in July. — Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026 Earlier this year, the State Department halted immigrant visas for individuals from Afghanistan, Brazil, Yemen and other countries. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 24 Aug. 2026 As part of the effort, the Treasury Department designated nearly 60 individuals, entities, and vessels accused of helping Iran evade previously existing sanctions. — Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 24 Aug. 2026 Instead of taking action by radically reducing greenhouse gas emissions, or updating our infrastructure to live in a world altered by extreme weather events, a common response, from governments to individuals has largely been to ignore it. — Peter Prengaman, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026 One of the groups was seen leaving about three hours afterward, according to the NYPD, while the second odd circumstance ended after individuals were seen crawling out and leaving in a vehicle more than two and a half hours after. — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2026 Heilbrun's other clinic is Reentry Project, which provides evaluation and treatment to individuals involved in the federal prison system. — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2026 It wasn't made clear by police whether the two individuals were shooting at each other, but a police spokesperson said investigators believe there is a third person who was involved in the incident who left the area. — Mike Darnay, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026 These fines would exist alongside any criminal convictions and sentences that are applied to individuals. — Nana Ama Sarfo, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Another 13 people were wounded on downtown Sacramento’s K Street and 10th Street, in what became the deadliest mass shooting in the city’s history.

— Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2026
Organizers say more than 125,000 people are expected throughout the event, bringing in millions of dollars for the local economy.

— Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 19 June 2026

Definition of people

Noun

Firms in the Program may receive threat information from other private entities and from federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial agencies, and may propose operations to the NCC.

— Jill Goldenziel, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Demon Hunter, a band that formed in 2000, has filed a lawsuit against Netflix and other entities associated with the production of KPop Demon Hunters.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of entities

Noun

In 2024, white men made up a little more than half of Delta Air Lines’ executives, senior-level officials and managers.

— Mirtha Donastorg, AJC.com, 21 Aug. 2026
Both men were airlifted to port and received medical attention before being reunited with their families, the navy said.

— Diego Mendoza, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of men

Noun

Unitree's product lineup spans bipedal humanoid robots that can walk and manipulate objects with dexterous hands, as well as four-legged robots used for tasks such as hazard detection.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026
Individuals may soon be able to create personalized collectibles, custom accessories, functional objects, and limited-edition products without years of professional modeling experience.

— Nia Bowers, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of objects

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Trujillo and Duncan’s aim is to enable people with disabilities to provide for their families and build rewarding lives.

— Allie Torgan, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Bannerman centers on the eponymous Paul Bannerman, a lethal covert operative who convinces a group of the world’s most deadly assassins to quit the spy game for a chance to lead normal lives in the suburbs of Connecticut.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of lives

Noun

Materials engineered to respond predictably to light could potentially form part of highly sensitive sensing technologies designed to provide earlier warning of hazardous substances.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026
Though synthetic 7-OH is far more potent and addictive than natural leaf kratom, experts say both substances pose risk for addiction.

— Charles Trepany, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

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