General rule

Synonyms for "general rule" (24 found)

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Closest matches (5)

Noun(4 words)

baseline broad commonconsensus rule

Adjective(1 words)

broad rule

Strong matches (7)

Adjective(2 words)

context-free rulegeneralizable principle

Noun(5 words)

convention default general generality generalizations

Related words (12)

Noun(10 words)

guideline heuristic non-specific normoverall ruleprinciple rule standard typicaluniversal principle

Adjective(1 words)

patternable rule

Verb(1 words)

qualify a blanket rule

Related word relations

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More general

12 entries

adjective convention descriptor guidance guideline modifier norm policy practice principle qualifier rule

More specific

13 entries

broad rulecommon ruledefault assumptiongeneric ruleindentation rulepreliminary rulereadability rulerule of thumbspacing rulestandard guidelinestandard policystandard ruletypical rule

Collocations

10 entries

apply the general rulebreak the general rulecommon rulefollow the general rulegeneral guidelinegeneral rule of thumbrule of thumbstandard rulethe general ruletypical rule

Inflections

3 entries

general rulesmore general rulemost general rule

Derivations

5 entries

generality generalizable generalization generalize generally

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