individualistic

adjective

Definition of individualisticnext
as in independent

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for individualistic
  1. independent
  2. autonomous
  3. indifferent
  4. disinterested
  5. impartial
  6. unprejudiced
  7. uninfluenced
  8. unbiased
Adjective
  • The former legislative seat of a newly independent Ukraine, this national icon was severely damaged by a missile blast in 2022, highlighting war's impact on heritage and the power of preservation to catalyze healing.
    Neda Ulaby, NPR, 15 Jan. 2025
  • The Independent Games Festival, which recognizes independent games, and the artists behind them, is held March 26 at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.
    Abigail Lee, Variety, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of independent
Adjective
  • His company’s cable car system, Whoosh, operates autonomous, five-passenger vehicles that move on demand and only stop at the stations requested by passengers.
    Shoshi Parks, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Read More: Without Indigenous History, There Is No U.S. History The Agua Caliente reservation, like other Native American and Cahuilla reservations, was ostensibly an autonomous space where the Tribe would have sovereignty over its own affairs and could conduct self-governance.
    Michael Albertus, TIME, 15 Jan. 2025
Definition of autonomous
Adjective
  • But investors have been largely indifferent to the sales figures, focusing instead on Tesla’s efforts to develop cars that can drive themselves without human intervention, and on other products like humanoid robots that are not likely to generate revenue for many years.
    Jack Ewing, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2025
  • The Pacific stretched out before us, vast and indifferent.
    Lauren Colella, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of indifferent
Adjective
  • In the old system, an 11-2 Big 12 champion like ASU would have played in a New Year’s Six bowl against a disinterested SEC opponent, and Sun Devils star Cam Skattebo may have opted out of the game.
    Stewart Mandel, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
  • If the answer is not the same as your needs, then reevaluate your VC’s counsel with that in mind and do not blindly accept their advice as if this was a conversation with an objective, disinterested advisor.
    Jothy Rosenberg, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of disinterested
Adjective
  • In a statement released Monday, both parties claimed that Biden influenced the decision of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S., or CFIUS, which evaluates foreign investments for potential national security threats, and breached the companies’ right to an impartial review.
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Randy Grice, the former chair of the now-defunct North Miami Citizens Investigative Board, said his board had fulfilled an important function in the community: giving residents an impartial way to review uncomfortable encounters with law enforcement.
    Matthew Cupelli, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of impartial
Adjective
  • Only 43 percent of respondents think the charges against Trump will be adjudicated fairly by a neutral judge and an unprejudiced jury.
    Noah Rothman, National Review, 20 Dec. 2023
  • 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
  • Authentic just means uninfluenced, right?
    Michelle Ruiz, Vogue, 19 May 2022
Definition of uninfluenced
Adjective
  • The petition alleged the ABC station had failed to present an unbiased news program.
    David Folkenflik, NPR, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Additionally, if the city’s leadership decides to seriously consider reductions of in the property tax rate as a way to improve the future of our city, unbiased dynamic modeling can be used to forecast overall tax revenues in future years.
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 16 Jan. 2025
Definition of unbiased
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