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indiv.

indiv.

9.0
Happening one by one rather than together
  • adverb
translation icon : individualmente
  • Each student will be graded indiv. on their project work.

Examples

  • The tickets must be purchased indiv. rather than as a package.

  • Please wrap the gifts indiv. for each guest at the party.

  • Each report was reviewed indiv..

  • We will process the applications indiv..

  • The tickets must be purchased indiv. rather than as a group.

  • Each student will be graded indiv. on their performance, not as a class.

  • Please label the items indiv. so each guest receives their own.

Synonyms

separately
vsindiv.
148 2.1

Each person does it alone rather than together

is a short written form used instead of that full adverb
individually
vsindiv.
136 2.5

Happening one at a time and not with others

is the short written form used instead of the full word
apiece
vsindiv.
27 2.9

For each person or thing separately

focuses on doing things one at a time not on quantity per unit
on an individual basis
vsindiv.
  • Formal
7 4.4

Separately for each person or case

is the short written form rather than the full phrase

Antonyms

91 3.6

All act together as a group

72 2.3

Together, all people act or decide as one

Surface Forms

indiv. positive

Etymology

Indiv. is also used as a short form of individually. It shares the parts in- 'not' and divide 'to separate', so you can remember indiv. as meaning 'one by one' or 'separately'.