general

/dʒˈɛnɚəl/ · 3 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. applying to all or most members of a category or group
   “the general public”
2. not specialized or limited to one class of things
   “general studies”
3. prevailing among and common to the general public
   “the general discontent”
4. affecting the entire body
   “a general anesthetic”
5. somewhat indefinite
   “bearing a general resemblance to the original”
6. of worldwide scope or applicability- Christopher Morley
   “an issue of cosmopolitan import”

noun

1. a general officer of the highest rank
2. the head of a religious order or congregation
3. a fact about the whole (as opposed to particular)
   “he discussed the general but neglected the particular”

verb

1. command as a general
   “We are generaled by an incompetent!”

Synonyms for general

• broad
• general-purpose
• generic
• gross
• overall
• pandemic
• universal
• widespread
• undiversified
• common
• systemic
• imprecise
• cosmopolitan
• ecumenical
• oecumenical
• worldwide
• world-wide
• comprehensive
• full general
• superior general

Antonyms of general

• specific
• local
• particular

Words that rhyme with general

• snydergeneral