“general”

Definitions

• adjective

  applying to all or most members of a category or group

  Synonyms: adc, babbittish, co, od, philistine, abstract, accepted, accustomed, aide, aleatoric, aleatory, amorphous

  Antonyms: specific

  • Example:“the general public”
  • Example:“general assistance”

• adjective

  not specialized or limited to one class of things

  • Example:“general studies”
  • Example:“general knowledge”

• adjective

  prevailing among and common to the general public

  • Example:“the general discontent”

• adjective

  affecting the entire body

  Antonyms: local

  • Example:“a general anesthetic”
  • Example:“general symptoms”

• adjective

  somewhat indefinite

  • Example:“bearing a general resemblance to the original”
  • Example:“a general description of the merchandise”

• adjective

  of worldwide scope or applicability

  Synonyms: cosmopolitan, ecumenical, oecumenical, universal, worldwide

  • Example:“an issue of cosmopolitan import”
  • Example:“the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time”