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)
General
/ˈd͡ʒɛn.(ə.)ɹəl/
Synonyms for "general" (383 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (77)
abstractacceptedaccustomedacross the boardadcaideaide-de-campaleatoricaleatoryall aroundall-inclusiveamorphousapproximateascendantassociatedassortedat the headaveragebabbittishbland
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blanketblendedblobbyblurredblurrybossbourgeoisbrassbrigadierbrigadier generalbroadcampycaptaincasualcatholicchancechancychaoticchicken colonelchiefchief of staffciviccivilcocognatecollectivecollectivisticcolonelcombinedcommandantcommandercommander in chiefcommandingcommanding officercommissioned officercommoncommonplace
Adjective(15 words)
Strong matches (115)
communalcommunistcommunisticcommunitycommutualcompany officercompositecomprehensiveconfusedconjointcontrollingcooperativecosmopolitancustomarydisordereddiversifieddominantencyclopedicepidemiceveryday
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execexecutive officerextendedextensivefamiliarfeaturelessfield marshalfield officerfirst lieutenantfive-star generalfoggyfour-star generalfuzzygeneral officergeneralissimogeneralizedgenericglobalgoverninghabitualhazyheadhegemonichegemonisticheterogeneoushigh-camphit-or-misshomelyhomespunhumdrumhybridill-definedimpreciseimprudentin ascendancyin chargein chiefin commonin the ascendantinaccurateinchoateinclusiveincoherentindecisiveindefinableindefiniteindeterminableindeterminateindiscreetindiscriminateindiscriminativeindistinctinexactinsensitiveinternationaljemadarjointjunior officerkitschylaxleaderleadinglieutenantlieutenant colonel
Adjective(17 words)
community-wideconstitutional historyconstitutional provisionscosmopolitanecumenicalgeneral chemistry foundationgeneral english labelgeneric approachgeneric contentgeneric grammargeneric itemgeneric methodgeneric patterngeneric taggeneric versionhigh levelhigh-level
Noun(13 words)
customary law of nationsfull generalgeneral officergeneral rulegeneral surgerygeneralist gallerygeneralizationhigh level overviewhigh level physicshigh level unitintroductoryitalian pubblicolatin communis
Verb(1 words)
Related words (191)
lieutenant generallooselow-campmajormajor generalmarechalmarshalmastermeagremiscellaneousmixedmongrelmutualnationalnaturalnaturalisticnaturisticnebulousneutralnonjudgmental
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nonspecificnormalobscureodofficerone-star generalorderlessorderlyorderly officerordinaryoverallpanoramicparamountpervasivephilistineplebeianpoppopularpredominantpredominateprepollentpreponderantpreponderateprepotentprevailingprevalentpromiscuouspublicrandomrealisticreciprocalregnantregularregulatingregulativeregulatoryreigningrisaldarroughroutinerulingrun-of-the-millsenior officershadowed forthshadowyshapelesssharedshavetailsirdarsocialsocialisticsocietalsovereignstaff officerstatestochasticsubahdarsubalternsublieutenantsuperficialsupranationalsupremesweepingtactlessthe brassthe old manthree-star generaltop brasstwo-star generaltypicaluncharacterizedunclearuncriticaluncriticizingundefinedundemandingundestinedundeterminedundifferentiatedundifferentiatingundiscreetundiscriminatingundiscriminativeuneventfulunexactingunexceptionalunfastidiousuniversalunmeticulousunparticularunplainunrestrictedunselectiveunspecificunspecifiedunsubtleuntactfulusualvagueveiledvernacularvulgarwholesalewidewidespreadworldwide
Adjective(37 words)
macroscopic fungusmacroscopic phenomenamacroscopicalnon-specific approachnonacademic articlenonacademic categorynonacademic subjectnonethnic foodsoecumenicaloverall directionoverall forceoverall trendpopular goodspublic behaviorpublic declarationpublic demonstrationpublic eventpublic matterpublic presentationpublic program
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public reportpúblicarough estimateuniversaluniversal frameworkuniversal languageuniversal physical lawuniversal setuniversal statementuniversal themeuniversal truthunrestricted supportuntargetedvague descriptionvague termsworld-wideworldwide
Noun(26 words)
mass readingmass the samplemass-marketmeasure massmilitary officermore mainstreammost genericnonspecialized chemistryofficerorganismal physiology lessonoverall impactoverall ruleoverarching ideapeople at largeportuguese públicopublic assetpublic interaction rulesregular education studentshermanspanish público
Adverb(2 words)
more public monumentmost general chemistry
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
13 entriesMore specific
11 entriesbasic topicbrigadier generalbroad claimelementary unitfour star generalgeneral conceptgeneral descriptiongeneral termintroductory coursemajor generaluniversal claim
Collocations
11 entriesgeneral descriptiongeneral educationgeneral ideageneral knowledgegeneral officergeneral publicgeneral purposegeneral rulegeneral termin generalmilitary general
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
7 entriesAntonyms
4 entriessimilar
18 entriesShowing 16 of 18 words.
Translations
10 translations across 9 languages.
Bashkir
1 entries- дөйөм adj (miscellaneous, not limited to a specific class)
Bulgarian
1 entries- общ adj (miscellaneous, not limited to a specific class)
Burmese
1 entries- အထွေထွေ adj (miscellaneous, not limited to a specific class)
French
1 entries- général adj (miscellaneous, not limited to a specific class)
Greek
1 entries- γενικός adj (miscellaneous, not limited to a specific class)
Hebrew
1 entries- כללי adj (miscellaneous, not limited to a specific class)
Indonesian
1 entries- umum adj (miscellaneous, not limited to a specific class)
Russian
1 entries- о́бщий adj (miscellaneous, not limited to a specific class)
Swedish
2 entries- allmän adj (miscellaneous, not limited to a specific class)
- generell adj (miscellaneous, not limited to a specific class)
Sample sentences
38 total sentences available.
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)
Showing 4 of 38 available sentences.