individualistically
- adverb
- /ˌɪndɪˈvɪdʒuəlɪstɪkli/
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individualmente
- In his art, he expresses himself individualistically, often prioritizing his unique vision over mainstream trends.
Examples
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The results of this study indicate that working in cooperative groups, as opposed to working individualistically, is beneficial for high-ability students' academic self-esteem.
Academic text (1993) -
In Martino and Johnson's (1979) comparison of cooperative and individualistic instruction, the students taught cooperatively learned more swimming skills than did the students who were taught individualistically.
Academic text (1993) -
You know, I'm not saying live your life really individualistically, but realize when the stuff doesn't serve you and and proceed from there.
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Is it this openness to debate rather than being just individualistically dogmatic?
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These changes are linked with an individualistically minded movement, hostile to social structures that dictate to each person a place, a role, and a behavior pattern.
Academic text (1998) -
The skills that we have honed most (writing sermons, hospital calls, counseling, teaching classes) we do independently, even individualistically.
Blog text (20) -
Spirituality is often interpreted individualistically and privately rather than more communally and publicly (Rothberg 1993), making collective inquiry more difficult.
Academic text (1994) -
These findings support the findings of Smith, Johnson, and Johnson (1982), who found that gifted students learning cooperatively had higher academic self-esteem, liked their peers better, and perceived their peers to be more academically and personally supportive of them than gifted students learning individualistically did.
Academic text (1993) -
In any training program, instructors may structure academic lessons so that trainees are (a) competing to see who is best; (b) learning individualistically, without interacting with classmates; or (c) learning cooperatively in small groups, with members helping each other master the assigned material (Deutsch, 1962; Johnson & Johnson, 1989).
Academic text (1993) -
She prefers to work individualistically, making her own decisions without relying on others.
Synonyms
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2.9
Without help from other people
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3.4
Acting in a way that helps only yourself and not others
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5.3
In a way that is independent and not controlled by others
Thinking only about yourself and not about others
In a selfish way that shows care only for your own needs
How Individualistic
Surface Forms
Morphology
individualistically = individualistic (transparent) = individual + istic + ally
Regular adjectival formation from 'individual' + '-istic' followed by the standard adverbial '-ally', so the meaning is directly derivable.
Etymology
Individualistically comes from the word individual, which breaks into in- meaning 'not' and divide meaning 'to separate', so individual originally meant 'not divided' or a single person. So, to act individualistically is to act like that single person, putting your own choices and independence first.