Word Explorer

General

🔄 Synonyms of "General"

30 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

WordDefinition
comprehensivenounBroadly or completely covering; including a large proportion of something.
pervasiveManifested throughout; pervading, permeating, penetrating or affecting everything.
broadnounWide in extent or scope.
commonnounOccurring or happening regularly or frequently; usual.
plainnounSimple, unaltered.
massnoun(physical) Matter, material.
universalnounCommon to all members of a group or class.
grossnoun(of an amount) Excluding any deductions; including all associated amounts.
cosmopolitannounInclusive; affecting the whole world.
overallnounGenerally; with everything considered.
pervadingspread throughout
genericnoun(pharmacology) Of a product or drug, not having a brand name; nonproprietary in design or contents; fungible with the rest of its class.
popularnounLiked by many people; generally pleasing, widely admired.
ecumenical(ecclesiastical) Pertaining to the universal Church, representing the entire Christian world; interdenominational; sometimes by extension, interreligious.
widespreadAffecting, or found throughout, a large area (e.g. the entire land or body); broad in extent; widely diffused.
impreciseNot precise or exact; containing some error or uncertainty.
unvariednot varied; monotonous or homogeneous; samely
systemicEmbedded within and spread throughout and affecting a whole system, group, body, economy, market, or society.
miscellaneousConsisting of a variety of ingredients or parts.
worldwideThroughout the world.
oecumenicalAlternative spelling of ecumenical. [(ecclesiastical) Pertaining to the universal Church, representing the entire Christian world; interdenominational; sometimes by extension, interreligious.]
generalizedMade more general, less specialized.
large-scaleLarge in amount, scope or extent.
undiversifiedNot diversified.
unspecific(nonstandard) Synonym of nonspecific (“not specific”).

↔️ Antonyms of "General"

Words with the opposite meaning.

WordDefinition
particularnounSpecific; discrete; concrete.
specificnounExplicit or definite.
localnounFrom or in a nearby location.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "General"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

WordDefinition
genericnoun(pharmacology) Of a product or drug, not having a brand name; nonproprietary in design or contents; fungible with the rest of its class.
general-purposeFor general purposes; all-purpose.
generalizedMade more general, less specialized.
all-purposeFor all purposes; general-purpose.
in generalAs a rule; usually.
overallnounGenerally; with everything considered.
comprehensivenounBroadly or completely covering; including a large proportion of something.
widespreadAffecting, or found throughout, a large area (e.g. the entire land or body); broad in extent; widely diffused.
systemicEmbedded within and spread throughout and affecting a whole system, group, body, economy, market, or society.
at-largeAlternative spelling of at large.
popularnounLiked by many people; generally pleasing, widely admired.
unvariednot varied; monotonous or homogeneous; samely
broadnounWide in extent or scope.
pervasiveManifested throughout; pervading, permeating, penetrating or affecting everything.
commonnounOccurring or happening regularly or frequently; usual.
miscellaneousnounConsisting of a variety of ingredients or parts.
large-scaleLarge in amount, scope or extent.
massnoun(physical) Matter, material.
cosmopolitannounInclusive; affecting the whole world.
worldwideThroughout the world.

Words Strongly Associated with "General"

These words statistically appear in the same text as "general" (Google Books Ngrams).

📝 Common Phrases with "General"

Words that come before

Words that come after

🌐 Broader and Narrower Concepts

Translate “General” into Another Language

Pick a language — the word will be pre-filled in the translator.

🔗 Explore Related Words