Text: 1 of, relating to, or belonging to a single person<everyone has his or her own individual opinion about the subject, but you will have to work together>Synonymsindividualized, particular, peculiar, personal, personalized, private, privy, separate, singular, uniqueRelated Wordscharacteristic, distinctive, intimate; identifying, idiosyncratic; special, specific; independent, nonconformist, self-directed, self-sufficient; custom, customized, specializedNear Antonymsbroad, prevailing, prevalent, widespread; common, normal, regular, typicalAntonymsgeneral, generic, popular, public, shared, universal 2 not the same or shared<guest rooms at the inn have individual bathrooms>— see separate 1 3 serving to identify as belonging to an individual or group<heʼs got a highly individual laugh that I would know anywhere>— see characteristic 1

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