General

//ˈd͡ʒɛn.(ə.)ɹəl//

Synonyms for "general" (328 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (66)

Strong matches (98)

cognatecollectivecollectivisticcolonelcombinedcommandantcommandercommander in chiefcommandingcommanding officercommissioned officercommonplacecommunalcommunistcommunisticcommunitycommutualcompany officercompositecomprehensive
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confusedconjointcontrollingcooperativecosmopolitancustomarydisordereddiversifieddominantencyclopedicepidemiceverydayexecexecutive officerextendedextensivefamiliarfeaturelessfield marshalfield officerfirst lieutenantfive-star generalfoggyfour-star generalfuzzygeneral officergeneral purposegeneralissimogeneralizedglobalgoverninggrosshabitualhazyheadhealthhegemonichegemonisticheterogeneoushigh-camphit-or-misshomelyhomespunhumdrumhybridill-definedimprudentin ascendancyin chargein chiefin commonin the ascendantinaccurateinchoateinclusiveincoherentindecisiveindefinableindefiniteindeterminableindeterminateindiscreetindiscriminateindiscriminativeindistinct
Adjective(2 words)
cosmopolitanecumenical
Noun(1 words)
full general

Related words (164)

inexactinsensitiveinternationaljemadarjointjunior officerkitschylaxleaderleadinglieutenantlieutenant colonellieutenant generallifelooselow-campmajormajor generalmarechalmarshal
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mastermeagremiscellaneousmixedmongrelmutualnationalnaturalnaturalisticnaturisticnebulousneutralnonjudgmentalnonspecificnormalobscureodoecumenicalofficerone-star generalorderlessorderlyorderly officerordinarypandemicpanoramicparamountpervasivephilistineplebeianpoppopularpredominantpredominateprepollentpreponderantpreponderateprepotentprevailingprevalentpromiscuouspublicrandomrealisticreciprocalregnantregularregulatingregulativeregulatoryreigningrisaldarroughroutinerulingrun-of-the-millsenior officershadowed forthshadowyshapelesssharedshavetailsirdarsocialsocialisticsocietalsovereignstaff officerstatestochasticsubahdarsubalternsublieutenantsuperficialsupranationalsupremesweepingsystemictactlessthe brassthe old manthree-star generaltop brasstwo-star generaltypicaluncharacterizedunclearuncriticaluncriticizingundefinedundemandingundestinedundeterminedundifferentiatedundifferentiatingundiscreetundiscriminatingundiscriminativeundiversifieduneventfulunexactingunexceptionalunfastidiousunmeticulousunparticularunplainunrestrictedunselectiveunspecifiedunsubtleuntactfulusualvagueveiledvernacularvulgarwholesalewideworldwide
Noun(1 words)
superior general

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

16 relation types

More general

6 entries

More specific

9 entries

Antonyms

8 entries

Synonyms

1 entries

Related terms

1 entries

capable of

9 entries

causes desire

1 entries

coordinate

3 entries

derived

140 entries

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distinct from

2 entries

has context

7 entries

is a

5 entries

manner of

1 entries

not desires

1 entries

related to

131 entries

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similar

31 entries

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Translations

286 translations across 84 languages.

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Afrikaans

1 entries
  • generaal noun (military rank)

Albanian

2 entries
  • përgjithshëm adj (involving every part or member, not specific or particular)
  • gjeneral noun (military rank)

Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • στρατηγός noun (military rank)

Arabic

4 entries
  • عَامّ adj (involving every part or member, not specific or particular)
  • عَامّ adj (not limited in application; applicable to a whole class or category)
  • عُمُومِيّ adj (not limited in application; applicable to a whole class or category)
  • جِنِرال noun (military rank)

Armenian

3 entries
  • ընդհանուր adj (involving every part or member, not specific or particular)
  • գեներալ noun (military rank)
  • զորավար noun (military rank)

Asturian

1 entries
  • xeneral adj (involving every part or member, not specific or particular)

Azerbaijani

2 entries
  • general noun (military rank)
  • sərtib noun (military rank)

Bashkir

3 entries
  • дөйөм adj (involving every part or member, not specific or particular)
  • дөйөм adj (not limited in application; applicable to a whole class or category)
  • дөйөм adj (miscellaneous, not limited to a specific class)

Belarusian

4 entries
  • агу́льны adj (involving every part or member, not specific or particular)
  • агу́льны adj (not limited in application; applicable to a whole class or category)
  • генера́льны adj (not limited in application; applicable to a whole class or category)
  • генэра́льны adj (not limited in application; applicable to a whole class or category)

Bhojpuri

1 entries
  • साधारण adj (involving every part or member, not specific or particular)

Breton

1 entries
  • hollek adj (involving every part or member, not specific or particular)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • всео́бщ adj (involving every part or member, not specific or particular)
  • генера́лен adj (not limited in application; applicable to a whole class or category)
  • генерален adj (of a person: pre-eminent)
  • гла́вен adj (consisting of only the most important aspects; indefinite)

Burmese

2 entries
  • အထွေထွေ adj (miscellaneous, not limited to a specific class)
  • ဗိုလ်ချုပ်ကြီး noun (military rank)

Catalan

3 entries
  • general adj (involving every part or member, not specific or particular)
  • general adj (not limited in application; applicable to a whole class or category)
  • general noun (military rank)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 一般 adj (involving every part or member, not specific or particular)
  • 一般 adj (not limited in application; applicable to a whole class or category)
  • 普通 adj (involving every part or member, not specific or particular)
  • 普通 adj (widespread, common)

Czech

4 entries
  • obecný adj (involving every part or member, not specific or particular)
  • obecný adj (not limited in application; applicable to a whole class or category)
  • všeobecný adj (involving every part or member, not specific or particular)
  • generál noun (military rank)

Danish

4 entries
  • almen adj (not limited in application; applicable to a whole class or category)
  • almindelig adj (involving every part or member, not specific or particular)
  • generel adj (involving every part or member, not specific or particular)
  • generel adj (not limited in application; applicable to a whole class or category)

Dutch

4 entries
  • algemeen adj (involving every part or member, not specific or particular)
  • algemeen adj (widespread, common)
  • algemeen adj (not limited in application; applicable to a whole class or category)
  • wijdverspreid adj (widespread, common)

Egyptian

1 entries
  • m:r-mSa-Z3 noun (military rank)

Esperanto

3 entries
  • ĝenerala adj (involving every part or member, not specific or particular)
  • ĝenerala adj (widespread, common)
  • generalo noun (military rank)

Estonian

2 entries
  • üldine adj (involving every part or member, not specific or particular)
  • kindral noun (military rank)

Extremaduran

1 entries
  • heneral adj (involving every part or member, not specific or particular)

Faroese

1 entries
  • generalur noun (military rank)

Finnish

3 entries
  • yleinen adj (involving every part or member, not specific or particular)
  • yleis adj (not limited in application; applicable to a whole class or category)
  • kenraali noun (military rank)

French

4 entries
  • communal adj (involving every part or member, not specific or particular)
  • d'ensemble adj (consisting of only the most important aspects; indefinite)
  • en chef adj (of a person: pre-eminent)
  • général adj (involving every part or member, not specific or particular)

Galician

2 entries
  • xeral adj (involving every part or member, not specific or particular)
  • xeneral noun (military rank)

Georgian

4 entries
  • გავრცელებული adj (widespread, common)
  • გენერალური adj (of a person: pre-eminent)
  • გენერალური adj (not limited in application; applicable to a whole class or category)
  • ზოგადი adj (involving every part or member, not specific or particular)

German

4 entries
  • allgemein adj (involving every part or member, not specific or particular)
  • allgemein adj (not limited in application; applicable to a whole class or category)
  • generell adj (involving every part or member, not specific or particular)
  • General noun (military rank)

Greek

4 entries
  • γενικός adj (involving every part or member, not specific or particular)
  • γενικός adj (of a person: pre-eminent)
  • γενικός adj (widespread, common)
  • γενικός adj (not limited in application; applicable to a whole class or category)

Hebrew

4 entries
  • כְּלָלִי adj (involving every part or member, not specific or particular)
  • כְּלָלִית adj (involving every part or member, not specific or particular)
  • כללי adj (not limited in application; applicable to a whole class or category)
  • כללי adj (consisting of only the most important aspects; indefinite)

Hindi

4 entries
  • साधारण adj (involving every part or member, not specific or particular)
  • सामान्य adj (widespread, common)
  • सामान्य adj (not limited in application; applicable to a whole class or category)
  • सेनाध्यक्ष noun (military rank)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • fő adj (of a person: pre-eminent)
  • általános adj (involving every part or member, not specific or particular)
  • generális noun (military rank)
  • tábornok noun (military rank)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • hershöfðingi noun (military rank)

Ido

1 entries
  • generala adj (involving every part or member, not specific or particular)

Indonesian

4 entries
  • menyeluruh adj (involving every part or member, not specific or particular)
  • menyeluruh adj (not limited in application; applicable to a whole class or category)
  • umum adj (involving every part or member, not specific or particular)
  • umum adj (widespread, common)

Italian

2 entries
  • generale adj (involving every part or member, not specific or particular)
  • generale noun (military rank)

Japanese

4 entries
  • 一般 adj (involving every part or member, not specific or particular)
  • 一般的 adj (not limited in application; applicable to a whole class or category)
  • 全般 adj (involving every part or member, not specific or particular)
  • 普通 adj (involving every part or member, not specific or particular)

Javanese

1 entries
  • jendral noun (military rank)

Karachay-Balkar

1 entries
  • инарал noun (military rank)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • генерал noun (military rank)

Khmer

4 entries
  • នាយឧត្តមនាវី noun (military rank)
  • នាយឧត្តមសេនីយ៍ noun (military rank)
  • ផ្កាយ noun (military rank)
  • ព្រះពលទេពសេនាបតី noun (military rank)

Korean

2 entries
  • 대장 noun (military rank)
  • 장군 noun (military rank)

Kyrgyz

1 entries
  • генерал noun (military rank)

Lao

1 entries
  • ພົນເອກ noun (military rank)

Latin

4 entries
  • generālis adj (involving every part or member, not specific or particular)
  • generālis adj (not limited in application; applicable to a whole class or category)
  • dux noun (military rank)
  • imperator noun (military rank)

Latvian

3 entries
  • vispārējs adj (involving every part or member, not specific or particular)
  • vispārīgs adj (not limited in application; applicable to a whole class or category)
  • ģenerālis noun (military rank)

Lithuanian

2 entries
  • bendras adj (involving every part or member, not specific or particular)
  • generolas noun (military rank)

Macedonian

4 entries
  • генера́лен adj (not limited in application; applicable to a whole class or category)
  • општ adj (involving every part or member, not specific or particular)
  • општ adj (not limited in application; applicable to a whole class or category)
  • генера́л noun (military rank)

Malay

4 entries
  • am adj (involving every part or member, not specific or particular)
  • am adj (not limited in application; applicable to a whole class or category)
  • awam adj (of a person: pre-eminent)
  • umum adj (involving every part or member, not specific or particular)

Marathi

4 entries
  • साधारण adj (involving every part or member, not specific or particular)
  • साधारण adj (widespread, common)
  • जनरल noun (military rank)
  • सेनापती noun (military rank)

Mongolian

1 entries
  • генерал noun (military rank)

Māori

4 entries
  • ahuwhānui adj (not limited in application; applicable to a whole class or category)
  • arowhānui adj (widespread, common)
  • matawhānui adj (involving every part or member, not specific or particular)
  • tauwhānui adj (involving every part or member, not specific or particular)

Norwegian

4 entries
  • allmenn adj (involving every part or member, not specific or particular)
  • allminnelig adj (widespread, common)
  • generell adj (involving every part or member, not specific or particular)
  • generell adj (not limited in application; applicable to a whole class or category)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries
  • general noun (military rank)

Norwegian Nynorsk

1 entries
  • general noun (military rank)

Old English

2 entries
  • ġemǣne adj (involving every part or member, not specific or particular)
  • heretoga noun (military rank)

Old Turkic

1 entries
  • 𐰾𐰭𐰇𐰤 noun (military rank)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries
  • پاشا noun (military rank)

Persian

1 entries
  • ژنرال noun (military rank)

Polish

2 entries
  • ogólny adj (involving every part or member, not specific or particular)
  • generał noun (military rank)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • general adj (of a person: pre-eminent)
  • generalizado adj (consisting of only the most important aspects; indefinite)
  • geral adj (involving every part or member, not specific or particular)
  • geral adj (widespread, common)

Romanian

3 entries
  • comun adj (involving every part or member, not specific or particular)
  • general adj (involving every part or member, not specific or particular)
  • general noun (military rank)

Russian

4 entries
  • всео́бщий adj (not limited in application; applicable to a whole class or category)
  • генера́льный adj (not limited in application; applicable to a whole class or category)
  • о́бщий adj (involving every part or member, not specific or particular)
  • о́бщий adj (not limited in application; applicable to a whole class or category)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries
  • náčelan adj (involving every part or member, not specific or particular)
  • općènit adj (involving every part or member, not specific or particular)
  • sveobùhvatan adj (not limited in application; applicable to a whole class or category)
  • svȅopćī adj (involving every part or member, not specific or particular)

Slovak

3 entries
  • všeobecný adj (involving every part or member, not specific or particular)
  • všeobecný adj (not limited in application; applicable to a whole class or category)
  • generál noun (military rank)

Slovene

3 entries
  • splošen adj (involving every part or member, not specific or particular)
  • splošen adj (not limited in application; applicable to a whole class or category)
  • general noun (military rank)

South Azerbaijani

1 entries
  • سرتیب noun (military rank)

Spanish

3 entries
  • general adj (involving every part or member, not specific or particular)
  • general noun (military rank)
  • serasquier noun (military rank)

Swahili

3 entries
  • jumla adj (involving every part or member, not specific or particular)
  • majenerali adj (not limited in application; applicable to a whole class or category)
  • jenerali noun (military rank)

Swedish

4 entries
  • allmän adj (involving every part or member, not specific or particular)
  • allmän adj (widespread, common)
  • allmän adj (not limited in application; applicable to a whole class or category)
  • allmän adj (miscellaneous, not limited to a specific class)

Tagalog

3 entries
  • heneral adj (of a person: pre-eminent)
  • pangkalahatán adj (involving every part or member, not specific or particular)
  • heneral noun (military rank)

Tajik

1 entries
  • генерал noun (military rank)

Thai

1 entries
  • พลเอก noun (military rank)

Tibetan

1 entries
  • དམག་སྤྱི noun (military rank)

Turkish

1 entries
  • general noun (military rank)

Turkmen

1 entries
  • general noun (military rank)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • генера́льний adj (of a person: pre-eminent)
  • генера́льний adj (not limited in application; applicable to a whole class or category)
  • зага́льний adj (involving every part or member, not specific or particular)
  • зага́льний adj (not limited in application; applicable to a whole class or category)

Urum

1 entries
  • yeral noun (military rank)

Uzbek

1 entries
  • general noun (military rank)

Vietnamese

2 entries
  • tướng noun (military rank)
  • tướng quân noun (military rank)

Volapük

1 entries
  • valemik adj (involving every part or member, not specific or particular)

Yakut

1 entries
  • ньадыраал noun (military rank)

Yiddish

2 entries
  • גענעראַל noun (military rank)
  • גענעראַלשע noun (military rank)

Zazaki

3 entries
  • deg adj (involving every part or member, not specific or particular)
  • degme adj (involving every part or member, not specific or particular)
  • general noun (military rank)

Sample sentences

38 total sentences available.

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With the heirless king going crazy and royal family poisoned, the general of the army finally had his chance to usurp the throne.

Source: tatoeba (1942)

In general, little is known about nonlinear second order differential equations.

Source: tatoeba (2380)

The fact that educated Americans in general no longer share understandable background knowledge is a chief cause of their inability to communicate effectively.

Source: tatoeba (19002)

Short-term effects of smoking include unfitness, wheezing, a general vulnerability to illness, bad breath, bad skin and so on.

Source: tatoeba (19959)

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