general

Meanings

Plural: generals

Noun

• a general officer of the highest rank
• the head of a religious order or congregation
• a fact about the whole (as opposed to particular)
  • "he discussed the general but neglected the particular"
• The holder of a senior military title, originally designating the commander of an army and now a specific rank falling under field marshal (in the British army) and below general of the army or general of the air force in the US army and air forces.
• A great strategist or tactician.
• A general fact or proposition; a generality.
• The head of certain religious orders, especially Dominicans or Jesuits.
• A commander of naval forces; an admiral.
• A general servant; a maid with no specific duties.
• A general anesthetic.
• General anesthesia.
• The general insurance industry.
• A xiangqi piece that is moved one point orthogonally and confined within the palace.

Verb

• command as a general
  • "We are generaled by an incompetent!"
• To lead (soldiers) as a general.

Adjective

• 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"
• affecting the entire body
  • "a general anesthetic"
  • "general symptoms"

Adjective Satellite

• not specialized or limited to one class of things
  • "general studies"
  • "general knowledge"
• prevailing among and common to the general public
  • "the general discontent"
• somewhat indefinite
  • "bearing a general resemblance to the original"
  • "a general description of the merchandise"
• of worldwide scope or applicability; ; - Christopher Morley

Adj

• Including or involving every part or member of a given or implied entity, whole, etc.; common to all, universal.
• Applied to a person (as a postmodifier or a normal preceding adjective) to indicate supreme rank, in civil or military titles, and later in other terms; pre-eminent.
• Prevalent or widespread among a given class or area; common, usual.
• Not limited in use or application; applicable across a broad range.
• Giving or consisting of only the most important aspects of something, ignoring minor details; indefinite.
• Not of a specific class; miscellaneous.

Adv

• In a general or collective manner or sense; in most cases; upon the whole.

Synonyms

average, banal, basic, bog standard, broad, catholic, common, common as bums, common as muck, common or garden variety, common-or-garden, commonplace, conventional, cosmopolitan, dime a dozen, ecumenical, everyday, familiar, full general, garden variety, general, generic, nonrare, nonsingular, nonspecific, normal, oecumenical, par for the course, pedestrian, plain, plain Jane, plain vanilla, quotidian, regular, routinary, routine, run-of-the-mill, standard, standard issue, superior general, ten a penny, two a penny, typical, universal, unparticular, unsingular, unspecific, usual, workaday, world-wide, worldwide

Antonyms

abnormal, generic, local, particular, special, specific, uncommon

Related Words

advisor, cannon, chariot, elephant, hetman, horse, soldier

Anagrams of general