Meaning & use
individual
A single person considered separately from a group or society as a whole.
See it in a sentence
The counselor treats each individual according to their own needs and goals.
Rights that protect the individual are central to most modern constitutions.
A note on using this word
More formal than "person" and often used in legal, academic, or bureaucratic writing to emphasize a single member of a larger set.
Words with a similar meaning
personhuman being
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Words with an opposite meaning
Another way to use it
2. adjective
Single and separate, or designed for use by one person rather than a group.
Each student received individual feedback on their essay.
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