General definition

General as an 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

   Same sense: world-wide, worldwide, universal, cosmopolitan, ecumenical, oecumenical

General as a noun

7. a general officer of the highest rank

   Same sense: full general

8. the head of a religious order or congregation

   Same sense: superior general

9. a fact about the whole (as opposed to particular)

   "he discussed the general but neglected the particular"

General as a verb

10. command as a general

    "We are generaled by an incompetent!"

Synonyms and antonyms

• world-wide
• worldwide
• universal
• cosmopolitan
• ecumenical
• oecumenical
• full general
• superior general

Opposites: specific, local, particular.

All synonyms of general, sense by sense

How to say general

General has 3 syllables. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

GENERAL in word games

Scrabble

8

Words With Friends

11

Anagrams

2

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