Synonyms for "generalist" (7 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Closest matches (2)

Noun(1 words)

jack of all trades

Adjective(1 words)

nonexpert

Strong matches (2)

Noun(1 words)

nonexpert

nonspecialist

Related words (3)

Adjective(1 words)

nonspecialist

Noun(2 words)

nonspecialistrenaissance man

Related word relations

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7 relation types

More general

2 entries

scholarscholarly person

Antonyms

2 entries

specialist

derived

1 entries

supergeneralist

derived from

2 entries

generalgeneralize

has context

2 entries

ecologymedicine

is a

1 entries

scholar

related to

7 entries

abilitybroadgeneral knowledgegeneral practitionerideaknowledgesuperficial

Translations

14 translations across 8 languages.

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Catalan

2 entries

• generalista noun (person with a broad general knowledge)
• generalista noun (general practitioner)

Chinese

1 entries

• 通才 noun (person with a broad general knowledge)

Finnish

3 entries

• generalisti noun (biological species)
• yleislääkäri noun (general practitioner)
• yleismies noun (person with a broad general knowledge)

French

1 entries

• généraliste noun (person with a broad general knowledge)

German

2 entries

• Generalist noun (person with a broad general knowledge)
• Generalist noun (biological species)

Japanese

2 entries

• ゼネラリスト noun (person with a broad general knowledge)
• 何でも屋 noun (person with a broad general knowledge)

Spanish

2 entries

• generalista noun (person with a broad general knowledge)
• generalista noun (general practitioner)

Swedish

1 entries

• generalist noun (person with a broad general knowledge)

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