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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for individualistic
  1. independent
  2. autonomous
  3. indifferent
  4. disinterested
  5. impartial
  6. unprejudiced
  7. uninfluenced
  8. unbiased
Adjective
  • Four years ago, Tennessee's governor ordered another independent review into capital punishment after abruptly stopping the April 2022 execution of Oscar Smith.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
  • LionTree is an independent banking firm, investing in companies such as Fanatics and Fubo and advising high-profile deals such as Amazon’s acquisition of MGM and the merger of CBS and Viacom.
    — Laya Neelakandan, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of independent
Adjective
  • In Texas, Waymo had 1,154 autonomous vehicles authorized for commercial use as of Friday, including 359 of its new Ojai models, which feature a low step and doors that slide open and shut.
    — Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2026
  • This includes coordinated sensing across multiple domains and autonomous operations in contested, disconnected, and degraded environments.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of autonomous
Adjective
  • Its government, dominated by hardened veterans of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and largely indifferent to the suffering of the Iranian population, appears determined to fight on.
    — RICHARD HAASS, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2026
  • There’s expert work also from Pyle as a careworn law enforcement officer unable to remain indifferent to the taking of another life in the name of the law.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 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
  • Countries that try to stay impartial in international disputes are having a tough go these days.
    — The Monitor's Editorial Board, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Hardly an impartial judge of his own life, the Unabomber’s stated willingness to serve as the face of a revolutionary movement is chilling.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 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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“Individualistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/individualistic. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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