Synonyms for individualism
ˌɪn dəˈvɪdʒ u əˌlɪz əmin·di·vid·u·al·ism

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1. individuality, individualism, individuationnoun

   the quality of being individual

   "so absorbed by the movement that she lost all sense of individuality"

   Synonyms:
   identity, individualization, personal identity, laissez faire, individualisation, individuation, individuality

2. individualismnoun

   a belief in the importance of the individual and the virtue of self-reliance and personal independence

   Synonyms:
   individuality, laissez faire, individuation

3. individualism, laissez fairenoun

   the doctrine that government should not interfere in commercial affairs

   Synonyms:
   individuality, laissez faire, individuation

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1. • Belief
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1. List of paraphrases for "individualism":

   individuality, egoism

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1. Donald N. Smith, president of Burger King:

   The individual choice of garnishment of a burger can be an important point to the consumer in this day when individualism is an increasingly important thing to people.

2. Secretary Wilkie:

   Once again the halls of Congress reverberate with odes to rugged individualism, state sovereignty, and contempt for the centralized super-state, these are bloodless battles Jefferson Davis could never fight but, they are no less vital for the future of American civilization. As our cities decay and our standards and spiritual traditions deteriorate, America is searching for a better way. Walker Percy urged us to look South to recover community, stability, and sense of place in God's order which we have regrettably lost. That is a tall proposition but it is certainly one Jefferson Davis would understand and certainly one for which Jefferson Davis would fight.

3. Robert D. Richardson:

   Part of the power of Emerson's individualism is his insistence, at crucial moments, that individualism does not mean isolation or self-sufficiency. This is not a paradox, for it is only the strong individual who can frankly concede the sometimes surprising extent of his own dependence.

4. Alan Simpson:

   A society like ours, which professes no one religion and has allowed all religions to decay, which indulges freedom to the point of license and individualism to the point of anarchy, needs all the support that responsible, cultivated homes can furnish. I hope your generation will provide a firmer shelter for civilized standards.

5. Susan Tonuo:

   This has created break up of families and the rise of individualism, with children suffering malnutrition while others drop out of school.