general

adjective

How many syllables in general?

There are 3 syllables in the word general.

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How to pronounce general:

Definition of general:

general (adjective):: involving, applicable to, or affecting the whole; applying to all or most members of a category or group.

Synonyms for general:

across-the-board

all-purpose

blanket

broad

broad-brush

collective

common

comprehensive

extensive

general-purpose

generality

generic

global

gross

imprecise

indiscriminate

overall

overarching

sweeping

universal

unspecialised

unspecialized

unspecific

wholesale

wide

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Antonyms for general:

aberrant

aberrated

abnormal

absent

accidental

alien

aloof

alternative

anomalous

aperiodic

atypical

avant-garde

awful

bad

baffling

bizarre

bizarro

bohemian

business

casual

changing

characteristic

circumscribed

closed

cold

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