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individualistic

adj · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

adj

Meaning 1

More interested in individual people than in society as a whole.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Interested in oneself rather than others; egocentric.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: idiocentric, self-centered, solipsistic, egocentric, egoistical, every man for himself, individualistic, interested, porkish, reptilian, selfish, selflike, selfsome, self-absorbed, self-interested, self-minded, self-seeking, self-serving

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Having idiosyncratic behaviour or ideas.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: atypical, eccentric, idiocentric, unconventional

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

with minimally restricted freedom in commerce

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: laissez-faire(a)

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

marked by or expressing individuality

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • an individualistic way of dressing

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: individualist

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From individualist + -ic or individual + -istic.

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Asturian: individualista — more interested in the individual than in society as a whole
  • Belarusian: індывідуалісты́чны (indyvidualistýčny) — more interested in the individual than in society as a whole
  • Catalan: individualista — more interested in the individual than in society as a whole
  • Chinese Mandarin: 個人主義的 /个人主义的 (gèrén zhǔyì de) — more interested in the individual than in society as a whole
  • Danish: individualistisk — more interested in the individual than in society as a whole
  • Dutch: individualistisch — more interested in the individual than in society as a whole
  • Estonian: individualistlik — more interested in the individual than in society as a whole
  • Finnish: individualistinen — more interested in the individual than in society as a whole
  • French: individualiste — more interested in the individual than in society as a whole
  • Galician: individualista — more interested in the individual than in society as a whole
  • German: individualistisch — more interested in the individual than in society as a whole
  • Hungarian: individualista — more interested in the individual than in society as a whole
  • Latvian: individuālistisks — more interested in the individual than in society as a whole
  • Māori: angatakitahi — more interested in the individual than in society as a whole
  • Polish: indywidualistyczny — more interested in the individual than in society as a whole
  • Portuguese: individualista — more interested in the individual than in society as a whole
  • Russian: индивидуалисти́ческий (individualistíčeskij) — more interested in the individual than in society as a whole
  • Serbo-Croatian: индивидуалѝстичкӣ — more interested in the individual than in society as a whole
  • Serbo-Croatian: individualìstičkī — more interested in the individual than in society as a whole
  • Spanish: individualista — more interested in the individual than in society as a whole
  • Swedish: individualistisk — more interested in the individual than in society as a whole
  • Ukrainian: індивідуалісти́чний (indyvidualistýčnyj) — more interested in the individual than in society as a whole