Individual

Pronunciation: /ˌɪndəˈvɪdʒəwəl/

Individual (noun)

  1. a single human being, separate from a group.
  2. a single thing or being that is different from others.

Examples

  • Each individual has their own preferences.
  • The group consisted of five individuals.

Common collocations: individual effort, individual rights, individual case, individual approach, individual assignment

Individual (adjective)

  1. relating to one person or thing, not a group.
  2. showing qualities that make someone or something different.

Examples

  • Each student submitted an individual report.
  • The tasks were divided into individual parts.

Synonyms of Individual

Formal

Neutral

Antonyms of Individual

  • referring to a group as a whole