Synonyms
[1] blanket, common, generic, global, overall, universal; also broad, collective, comprehensive, extensive, pervasive, sweeping, ubiquitous, wholesale, wide, widespread; complete, full, plenary; planetary, worldwide
Antonyms
individual, particular
[4] all-around, broad, nonspecific, overall, unlimited, wide; also comprehensive, inclusive; absolute, boundless, expansive, extensive, infinite, panoramic, sweeping, vast; indeterminate, nebulous, nondescript, vague; nonspecific, unrestricted, unspecified
Antonyms
delineated, detailed, particularized, specific
[5] characteristic, common, communal, contemporary, current, dominant, everyday, familiar, household, popular, predominant, present, public, rife, typical, universal, usual, well-known, widespread
Antonyms
uncommon, unpopular
2general noun 1 : something that involves or is applicable to the whole
2 : a commissioned officer ranking next below a general of the army or a general of the air force
3 : a commissioned officer of the highest rank in the marine corps
— in general
: for the most part
general assembly noun 1 : a legislative assembly; especially : a U.S. state legislature
2 cap G&A : the supreme deliberative body of the United Nations
gen·er·al·i·sa·tion, gen·er·al·ise, gen·er·al·ised British variant of GENERALIZATION, GENERALIZE, GENERALIZED
gen·er·a·lis·si·mo noun, plural -mos [ORIGIN: It, fr. generale general]
: the chief commander of an army
gen·er·al·i·ty noun, plural -ties 1 : the quality or state of being general
2 : a general statement, law, principle, or proposition : GENERALIZATION 2
3 : a vague or inadequate statement
4 : the greatest part : BULK
Synonyms
body, bulk, core, main, mass, staple, weight—more at BODY
gen·er·al·i·za·tion noun 1 : the act or process of generalizing
2 : a general statement, law, principle, or proposition
Synonyms
aphorism, generality, maxim, stereotype; also concept, conception, notion; precept, rule, rule of thumb; adage, proverb, saw, saying; cliché, commonplace, platitude, truism; hypothesis, proposition, theory
gen·er·al·ize verb -ized; -iz·ing 1 : to make general
2 : to draw general conclusions from
3 : to reach a general conclusion esp. on the basis of particular instances
4 : to extend throughout the body
gen·er·al·ly adverb 1 : in a general manner
2 : as a rule
Synonyms
commonly, naturally, normally, ordinarily, typically, usually—more at NATURALLY
altogether, basically, chiefly, largely, mainly, mostly, overall, predominantly, primarily, principally—more at CHIEFLY
general of the air force : a commissioned officer of the highest rank in the air force
general of the army : a commissioned officer of the highest rank in the army
general practitioner noun : a physician or veterinarian whose practice is not limited to a specialty
gen·er·al·ship noun 1 : office or tenure of office of a general
2 : LEADERSHIP
3 : military skill as a high commander
general store noun : a retail store that carries a wide variety of goods but is not divided into departments
gen·er·ate verb -at·ed; -at·ing : to bring into existence : PRODUCE
Synonyms
create, engender, induce, make, produce, spawn; also begin, establish, father, found, inaugurate, initiate, institute, introduce, set, set up; bring about, effect; concoct, contrive, cook (up), design, devise, fabricate, hatch, make up
gen·er·a·tion noun 1 : a body of living beings constituting a single step in the line of descent from an ancestor; also : the average period between generations
2 : PRODUCTION
Generation X noun : the generation of Americans born in the 1960s and 1970s
gen·er·a·tive adjective : having the power or function of generating, originating, producing, or reproducing <~ organs>
gen·er·a·tor noun 1 : one that generates
2 : a machine by which