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general as in command as a general
- “We are generaled by an incompetent!“
general as in 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“
general as in not specialized or limited to one class of things
- “general studies“
- “general knowledge“
general as in prevailing among and common to the general public
- “the general discontent“
general as in affecting the entire body
- “a general anesthetic“
- “general symptoms“
general as in somewhat indefinite
- “bearing a general resemblance to the original“
- “a general description of the merchandise“
general as in of worldwide scope or applicability
- “an issue of cosmopolitan import“
- “the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time- Christopher Morley“
- “universal experience“
Synonyms
- cosmopolitan a sophisticated person who has travelled in many countries ; growing or occurring in many parts of the world; composed of people from or at home in many parts of the world; of worldwide scope or applicability
- ecumenical concerned with promoting unity among churches or religions; of worldwide scope or applicability
- oecumenical concerned with promoting unity among churches or religions; of worldwide scope or applicability
- universal of worldwide scope or applicability; applicable to or common to all members of a group or set; adapted to various purposes, sizes, forms, operations; (linguistics) a grammatical rule (or other linguistic feature) that is found in all languages ; (logic) a proposition that asserts something of all members of a class ; a behavioral convention or pattern characteristic of all members of a particular culture or of all human beings; coupling that connects two rotating shafts allowing freedom of movement in all directions
- worldwide spanning or extending throughout the entire world; involving the entire earth; of worldwide scope or applicability
- world-wide involving the entire earth; spanning or extending throughout the entire world; of worldwide scope or applicability
general as in a general officer of the highest rank
Synonyms
- full general a general officer of the highest rank
general as in the head of a religious order or congregation
Synonyms
- superior general the head of a religious order or congregation
general as in a fact about the whole (as opposed to particular)
- “he discussed the general but neglected the particular“