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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nonentities

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Recent Examples of individuals The Nobel Prize in Physics, first given in 1901, has been previously awarded 119 times to 229 individuals. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 6 Oct. 2026 The show sees six pairs of contestants attempt to track down some of the biggest brains in Britain – six individuals known as The Chasers – in undisclosed locations across Europe. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026 As the New York Knicks begin their quest to repeat as NBA champions, the team and Madison Square Garden Sports are suing individuals and businesses in China and elsewhere that allegedly sell counterfeit Knicks merchandise to Americans. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 5 Oct. 2026 The control board is viewed as pro-industry and is reluctant to intervene on behalf of individuals. — Kit Chellel, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026 However, among individuals who already had dementia, glucosamine users had a higher mortality compared to similar non-users. — Shiv Sudhakar, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026 In every organization, there are individuals who consistently help others solve problems, improve processes, navigate uncertainty and remove barriers. — Guy Yehiav, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026 Such fractures would have knocked the individuals unconscious, causing internal bleeding and likely death, per Campbell. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026 To pay for this labor, inmates claim that individuals outside of prison are depositing thousands of dollars into the commissary accounts of those serving the rapper. — Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 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

Enetec was sanctioned in July under a presidential executive order authorizing sanctions to Cuban entities posing a direct threat to national security or involved in repression.

— Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026
Private equity firms also sometimes own both physician staffing firms and Independent Dispute Resolution entities, creating a conflict of interest and undermining the law's fairness.

— Anna Schecter, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of entities

Noun

After things go awry in the Congo, the family in The Poisonwood Bible dissolves readily.

— Sam Worley, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
In some ways, things have changed considerably for Reid over the last year after the television adaptation of her 2019 novel, Heated Rivalry, became a cultural phenomena.

— Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of things

Noun

This is a season so overwhelmingly dull that it’s taken three different gay guys to recap it.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
Rumiko Takahashi's Ranma 1/2 manga laid the groundwork for some of the genre's most enduring tropes (gender switching, horny old guys, tournaments), and this is the second anime adaptation, this time from Studio MAPPA.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of guys

Noun

Building conventional simulations for robot testing can be time-consuming and costly, Taiuti said, requiring developers to create three-dimensional objects and configure scenes.

— Wen Shao, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2026
Presbyopia — the gradual loss of the ability to focus on nearby objects — commonly develops in middle age and often leads to the need for reading glasses.

— Angelica Stabile , Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of objects

Noun

Sharing stories, experiences, and encouragement creates safe spaces for survivors to begin navigating their own lives.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 1 Oct. 2026
The Indian pilot who was stabbed in the cockpit of a Flydubai flight carrying more than 170 people is being hailed as a hero, as officials say his actions saved the lives of those on board.

— Victoria Craw, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of lives

Noun

Research has shown that mixing ketamine with other substances such as alcohol can be dangerous, potentially leading to problems including respiratory depression, where breathing becomes dangerously slow or shallow.

— Violet Jira, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026
These substances can increase risk during pregnancy, and their use by parents and other caregivers can impair their ability to wake up and respond to an infant.

— Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

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