individualists
Self-reliant people
Individualists are people who prioritize personal independence and self-reliance over group conformity or collective action.
The term often describes those who believe individuals should be free to pursue their own goals without excessive interference from society or government.
The tech industry attracts individualists who want to build something on their own terms.
In political and philosophical contexts, individualists may advocate for limited government and personal liberty as foundational values.
Independent-minded rule-breaker
- rebelAuthority defier
- eccentricUnconventional in character
- iconoclastAttacker of cherished beliefs
- dissenterOpponent of orthodoxy
bohemian · contrarian · outsider · radical · pioneer · heretic · renegade · original
Free from external control
- self-reliantAble to provide independently
- resourcefulSkilled at solving problems
- self-sufficientAble to provide independently
- resilientAble to recover quickly
self-made · enterprising · self-starter · proactive · self-assured · confident · self-supporting · adaptable
Minimal-government political philosophy
- objectivismBelief in external truths
- existentialismPhilosophy stressing self-created meaning
- egoismDoctrine of self-motivation
- anarchismPhilosophy rejecting state authority
subjectivism · humanism · Nietzschean · laissez-faire · self-interest
Freedom from external control
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- libertyAbsence of unjust constraint
- agencyPower to act
choice · sovereignty · self-governance · self-rule · self-sufficiency · empowerment · volition · self-direction
maverick
Independent-minded rule-breaker
- rebelAuthority defier
- eccentricUnconventional in character
- iconoclastAttacker of cherished beliefs
dissenter · bohemian · contrarian · outsider · radical · pioneer · heretic · renegade · original · innovator
independent
Free from external control
- self-reliantAble to provide independently
- resourcefulSkilled at solving problems
- self-sufficientAble to provide independently
resilient · self-made · enterprising · self-starter · proactive · self-assured · confident · self-supporting · adaptable · autonomous
libertarianism
Minimal-government political philosophy
- objectivismBelief in external truths
- existentialismPhilosophy stressing self-created meaning
- egoismDoctrine of self-motivation
anarchism · subjectivism · humanism · Nietzschean · laissez-faire · self-interest
independence
Freedom from external control
- self-determinationControl over one's fate
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- libertyAbsence of unjust constraint
agency · choice · sovereignty · self-governance · self-rule · self-sufficiency · empowerment · volition · self-direction · free-will
- RomanticsWordsworth, Byron, Coleridge, Keats, Shelley
- AnarchistsGoldman, Emma Goldman, mutualists, collectivists, syndicalists
- Political Groupsfaction, Republican Party, caucus, Democratic Party, wing
- free marketersAdam Smith, Milton Friedman, Ayn Rand, free traders, laissez-faire
individualistscollectivists
Group-priority ideology adherents
communitarians · tribalists · communalists · team players · socialists
individualistsconformists
Those obeying social norms
followers · sheep · yes-men · conventionalists · traditionalists
individualistscollectivists
Group-priority ideology adherents
communists · socialists · statists · Marxists · totalitarians
- rugged individualismPhilosophy of personal independence
- rugged individualistSelf-reliant, tough-minded person
- American individualismNational ethos of personal autonomy
- radical individualismBelief in absolute personal sovereignty
anti-individualism, individualistic, individualist, individualism