rugged individualism

Noun

Meaning

individualism in social and economic affairs; belief not only in personal liberty and self-reliance but also in free competition

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Synonyms

independence individualism self-sufficiency self-reliance self-direction extreme independence strong independence self-support extreme individualism self-subsistence determined independence extreme self-reliance strong individualism strong self-reliance determined self-reliance

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Antonyms

dependence dependency infirmity frailty powerlessness helplessness

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Hypernyms

individualism

Examples

I respect and value the ideals of rugged individualism and self-reliance. But rugged individualism didn't defeat the British, it didn't get us to the moon, build our nation's highways, or map the human genome. We did that together. This is the high call of patriotism. Cory Booker

Let's talk about democratic socialism. We are living in many ways in a socialist society right now. The problem is, as Dr. Martin Luther King reminded us, "We have socialism for the very rich, rugged individualism for the poor." Bernie Sanders

There is a distinct singular American culture - rugged individualism and self-reliance - which made America great. Rush Limbaugh

We in America reject planning except for the private sector of the economy, so what we have is democratic socialization for the rich and rugged individualism for the poor. Bayard Rustin

That's not "boomers", that's the "rugged individualism" cult, who think that no one can tell them what to do or when they are misbehaving. Source: Internet

War and rugged individualism were the best course of action in the 1700s, with the founding fathers holding open disdain for international alliances. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

rugged rugged coast rugged independence rugged individualist rugged mountains rugged shore