INDIVIDUALISTIC Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

individualistic

adjective

as in independent

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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

At the end of September, leaders of several of the biggest AI companies went to the White House and signed an accord committing to internal risk controls, independent audits and board-level oversight of safety.

— Giorgos Tsetis, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2026
However, the ministry’s statement does not provide independent verification of the results or disclose additional technical details about the missiles’ performance.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of independent

Adjective

Instead, the test showed how a human could direct a semi-autonomous platform while its software handled the details of executing instructions.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
Holland was ousted in 2020, when Sarandos combined English-language and international content under Bajaria (elevating the latter to the largest autonomous content job in the streamer’s history).

— Matt Donnelly, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of autonomous

Adjective

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
Police began showing up, flummoxed in the face of an irate attorney, indifferent third-party technicians, and insensate machines.

— Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 12 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

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
According to the county’s impartial analysis, the change was intended to provide flexibility in employment agreements while preserving the Board of Supervisors’ oversight responsibilities.

— Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 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

The real value lies in gaining an objective, unbiased perspective free from corporate echo chambers.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 21 Sep. 2026
There are in-house jewelry specialists on site who aim to offer expert, unbiased advice to customers across the brands, and in gifting and collecting.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of unbiased

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