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Synonyms of individual in English:

individual


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adjective

1‘exhibitions devoted to individual artists’

SYNONYMS
single, separate, discrete, independent
sole, lone, solitary, isolated

2‘he had his own individual style of music’

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characteristic, distinctive, distinct, typical, particular, peculiar, personal, personalized, special
rare especial
ANTONYMS

collective

3‘he has a chic and highly individual apartment’

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original, unique, exclusive, singular, idiosyncratic, different, unusual, off-centre, novel, unorthodox, atypical, out of the ordinary
ANTONYMS

ordinary


noun

1‘Peter was a rather stuffy individual’

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person, human being, human, being, mortal, soul, creature, thing
man, gentleman, boy, woman, lady, girl
figure, personage
informal character, type, sort, beggar, cookie, customer, guy, devil, bunny, bastard
British informal bod, geezer, gent, punter
informal, dated body, dog
British informal, dated cove
British vulgar slang sod, bugger
archaic wight

2‘she enjoyed the freedom of being an individual’

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individualist, free spirit, nonconformist, original, eccentric, character, bohemian, maverick, rare bird, rarity
loner, lone wolf, outsider
rara avis
British informal one-off, oner