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May 26, 2012
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Synonyms for individual

Noun

1. person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul, organism, being, causal agent, cause, causal agency
usage: a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
2. individual, organism, being
usage: a single organism

Adjective

1. individual (vs. common), idiosyncratic, individualist, individualistic, one-on-one, man-to-man, respective(prenominal), several(prenominal), various(prenominal), separate, single(prenominal), single(prenominal), singular, particular(prenominal), separate
usage: being or characteristic of a single thing or person; "individual drops of rain"; "please mark the individual pages"; "they went their individual ways"
2. individual, case-by-case, item-by-item, independent (vs. dependent)
usage: separate and distinct from others of the same kind; "mark the individual pages"; "on a case-by-case basis"
3. individual, separate, single(prenominal), unshared (vs. shared)
usage: characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing; "an individual serving"; "separate rooms"; "single occupancy"; "a single bed"
4. individual(prenominal), private, personal (vs. impersonal)
usage: concerning one person exclusively; "we all have individual cars"; "each room has a private bath"
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