individualist
Self-reliant free thinker
An individualist is someone who prioritizes personal independence and self-reliance over group conformity or collective action.
The term can be neutral or admiring—She's an individualist who built her company from nothing—or dismissive, suggesting someone unwilling to cooperate: He's too much of an individualist for team sports.
As an adjective, individualist describes philosophies or approaches emphasizing personal freedom over social obligation.
Rejects prevailing social standards
- maverickIndependent-minded rule-breaker
- free-thinkerOne who reasons independently
- iconoclastAttacker of cherished beliefs
- rebelAuthority defier
eccentric · bohemian · freethinker · contrarian · trailblazer · pioneer · original · loner
Able to provide independently
- resourcefulSkilled at solving problems
- self-sufficientAble to provide independently
- self-madeSuccessful through own efforts
- enterprisingShowing initiative and drive
self-assured · self-starter · autonomous · proactive · confident · capable · self-directed · self-supporting
Control over one's fate
- independenceFreedom from external control
- self-governanceIndependent management of affairs
- agencyPower to act
- self-directionControlling one's own choices
free will · self-sufficiency · sovereignty · self-rule · volition · empowerment · liberty · freedom
Minimal-government political philosophy
- objectivismBelief in external truths
- anarchismPhilosophy rejecting state authority
- egoismDoctrine of self-motivation
- existentialismPhilosophy stressing self-created meaning
liberalism · self-interest · laissez-faire · meritocracy · voluntarism · atomism
Concerned only with oneself
- egotisticalExcessively self-centered
- self-centeredPreoccupied with oneself
- narcissisticObsessed with one's image
- egocentricExcessively focused on oneself
antisocial · atomized · isolated · detached · alienated · uncooperative · self-absorbed · solipsistic
nonconformist
Rejects prevailing social standards
- maverickIndependent-minded rule-breaker
- free-thinkerOne who reasons independently
- iconoclastAttacker of cherished beliefs
rebel · eccentric · bohemian · freethinker · contrarian · trailblazer · pioneer · original · loner · outsider
self-reliant
Able to provide independently
- resourcefulSkilled at solving problems
- self-sufficientAble to provide independently
- self-madeSuccessful through own efforts
enterprising · self-assured · self-starter · autonomous · proactive · confident · capable · self-directed · self-supporting · strong-willed
self-determination
Control over one's fate
- independenceFreedom from external control
- self-governanceIndependent management of affairs
- agencyPower to act
self-direction · free will · self-sufficiency · sovereignty · self-rule · volition · empowerment · liberty · freedom · choice
libertarianism
Minimal-government political philosophy
- objectivismBelief in external truths
- anarchismPhilosophy rejecting state authority
- egoismDoctrine of self-motivation
existentialism · liberalism · self-interest · laissez-faire · meritocracy · voluntarism · atomism
selfish
Concerned only with oneself
- egotisticalExcessively self-centered
- self-centeredPreoccupied with oneself
- narcissisticObsessed with one's image
egocentric · antisocial · atomized · isolated · detached · alienated · uncooperative · self-absorbed · solipsistic · disconnected
- Nonconformistsnonconformist, rebels, rebel, misfits, misfit
- thinkersthinkers, thinker, philosophers, philosopher, Aristotle
- political ideologiesconservatism, conservative, anarchism, liberalism, liberal
- personality typespersonality type, extrovert, MBTI, introversion, pessimist
- Political Ideologistssocialist, communist, anarchist, Marxist, leftist
- political labelsliberal, conservative, leftist, rightist, moderate
individualistcollectivist
Advocate for group primacy
communalist · communitarian · socialist · tribalist · hive mind
- rugged individualismPhilosophy of personal independence
- rugged individualistSelf-reliant, tough-minded person
- American individualismNational ethos of personal autonomy
- individualized educationLearning plan per student
- radical individualismBelief in absolute personal sovereignty
- individualized careServices adapted per person
individuality, anti-individualism, individualistic, individualism, individualize, individualized, individualists, individualizing, individualizes