Antonyms for individual
| Grammar : Adj, noun |
| Spell : in-duh-vij-oo-uh l |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪn dəˈvɪdʒ u əl |
Definition of individual
Origin :- early 15c., "one and indivisible" (with reference to the Trinity), from Medieval Latin individualis, from Latin individuus "indivisible," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + dividuus "divisible," from dividere "divide" (see divide). Not common before c.1600 and the 15c. usage might be isolated. Sense of "single, separate" is 1610s; meaning "intended for one person" is from 1889.
- adj distinctive, exclusive
- noun singular person, thing
- Only an individual here and there sees that freedom and domination must belong to us.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- Time after time He comes to the individual's relief according to His own law.
- Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King
- It is individual ardour alone that can combine into larger flame.
- Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
- Her one art was histrionics of the kind that made an individual appeal.
- Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
- But the interference must be regulated by some theory of the individual's rights.
- Extract from : « A Treatise on Parents and Children » by George Bernard Shaw
- There should be a series of Coming of Ages for every individual.
- Extract from : « A Treatise on Parents and Children » by George Bernard Shaw
- Nothing as to the manners of the times can be inferred from this freak of an individual.
- Extract from : « Old News » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- To respect an oath is a duty which the individual owes to society.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
- The work of the individual endured only as long as its delivery lasted.
- Extract from : « The Book of Old English Ballads » by George Wharton Edwards
- As the world has been unified, so is the individual unit exalted.
- Extract from : « The Call of the Twentieth Century » by David Starr Jordan
Synonyms for individual
- alone
- being
- body
- character
- characteristic
- child
- creature
- definite
- diacritic
- diagnostic
- different
- discrete
- distinct
- dude
- entity
- especial
- existence
- express
- human being
- idiosyncratic
- indivisible
- lone
- man
- material
- matter
- mortal
- number
- odd
- only
- original
- own
- particular
- party
- peculiar
- person
- personage
- personal
- personalized
- proper
- reserved
- respective
- secluded
- select
- self
- separate
- several
- single
- singleton
- singular
- sole
- solitary
- somebody
- something
- soul
- special
- specific
- stuff
- substance
- type
- uncommon
- unique
- unit
- unitary
- unusual
- woman
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