INDIVIDUALISM Synonyms
There are 7 hypernyms of the word individualism. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for INDIVIDUALISM
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autonomy | nounn | |||||||
noun • immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence • personal independence | ||||||||
independence | nounn | |||||||
noun • a city in western Missouri; the beginning of the Santa Fe Trail • freedom from control or influence of another or others • the successful ending of the American Revolution | ||||||||
self-determination | nounn | |||||||
noun • government of a political unit by its own people • determination of one's own fate or course of action without compulsion | ||||||||
self-direction | nounn | |||||||
noun • personal independence | ||||||||
self-interest | nounn | |||||||
noun • taking advantage of opportunities without regard for the consequences for others • concern for your own interests and welfare | ||||||||
self-reliance | nounn | |||||||
noun • personal independence | ||||||||
self-rule | nounn | |||||||
noun • government of a political unit by its own people | ||||||||
self-sufficiency | nounn | |||||||
noun • personal independence | ||||||||
individuality | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being individual • the distinct personality of an individual regarded as a persisting entity | ||||||||
individuation | nounn | |||||||
noun • discriminating the individual from the generic group or species • the quality of being individual | ||||||||
solipsism | nounn | |||||||
noun • (philosophy) the philosophical theory that the self is all that you know to exist |