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   Gen·er·al

   /ˈjen(ə)rəl/

   

   adjective

   • 1. affecting or concerning all or most people, places, or things; widespread: "books of general interest" Similar widespreadcommonextensiveuniversalwidepopularpublicmainstreamprevalentprevailingrifeestablishedwell establishedconventionaltraditionaltraditionalistorthodoxacceptedin circulationin forcein voguecomprehensiveoverallacross the boardblanketumbrellamasstotalcompletewholesalesweepingpanoramicbroadbroad-rangingextendedinclusiveall-inclusiveall-aroundgenericoutrightencyclopedicindiscriminatecatholicuniversalglobalworldwideinternationalnationwidecountrywidecoast-to-coastcompany-wideOpposite restrictedlocalized
   • ▪ not specialized or limited in range of subject, application, activity, etc.: "brush up on your general knowledge" Similar miscellaneousmixedassortedvariegateddiversifiedcompositeheterogeneousOpposite specialist
   • ▪ (of a rule, principle, etc.) true for all or most cases.
   • ▪ normal or usual: "it is not general practice to confirm or deny such reports" Similar usualcustomaryhabitualtraditionalnormalconventionaltypicalstandardregularfamiliaracceptedprevailingroutinerun-of-the-millfixedsetestablishedconfirmedeverydayordinarycommonstockwell worntime-honoredpopularfavoriteOpposite exceptional
   • 2. considering or including the main features or elements of something, and disregarding exceptions; overall: "a general introduction to the subject" Similar broadimpreciseinexactroughsweepingoverallloosebasicapproximatenonspecificunspecificvaguehazyfuzzywoollyill-definedindefiniteunfocusedinformal:ballparkrare:undetailedOpposite detailed
   • 3. chief or principal: "a general manager"

   noun

   • 1. a commander of an army, or an army officer of very high rank.
   • ▪ an officer in the US Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps ranking above lieutenant general.
   • ▪ the head of a religious order organized on quasi-military lines, e.g. the Jesuits, the Dominicans, or the Salvation Army.
   • 2. the general public. archaic

   Word Origin Middle English: via Old French from Latin generalis, from genus, gener- ‘class, race, kind’. The noun primarily denotes a person having overall authority: the sense ‘army commander’ is an abbreviation of captain general, from French capitaine général ‘commander-in-chief’.

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   Synonyms. comprehensive. collective. overall. generic. basic. taken as a whole. sweeping. blanket. extensive. panoramic. vague. nontechnical. imprecise. inexact. not special. not particular. not specific. not limited. nonexclusive. unspecified. miscellaneous. not partial. Antonyms. specific. concrete. definite. particular. individual. exact.

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   General synonyms - 2 272 Words and Phrases for General. terms for general. synonyms. antonyms. definitions. sentences. thesaurus. words. phrases. idioms. adjectives. nouns. adverbs. common. normal. usual. suggest new. Another way to say General? Synonyms for General (other words and phrases for General).

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   4 days ago · Synonyms for GENERAL in English: widespread, accepted, popular, public, common, broad, extensive, universal, prevailing, prevalent, …

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   general. WordReference English Thesaurus © 2024. Sense: Adjective: widely applicable. Synonyms: overall, widespread, universal, extensive, comprehensive, across-the-board, broad, blanket, sweeping, common, overarching, all-embracing, all-inclusive, inclusive, wide, total, widely applicable. Antonyms:

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   Synonyms. Similar meaning. View all. common. universal. broad. overall. widespread. comprehensive. public. global. popular. extensive. worldwide. generic. inclusive. prevailing. usual. imprecise. ordinary. prevalent. ecumenical. mainstream. customary. all-inclusive. wide. normal. blanket. Antonyms. Opposite meaning. Related. Common usage.

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   adjective. applying to all or most members of a category or group. “the general public”. “ general assistance”. “a general rule”. “in general terms”. “comprehensible to the general reader”. synonyms: comprehensive, overarching.