American generals believed they could win an easy victory.
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Generals
//ˈd͡ʒɛn(ə)ɹəlz//
Synonyms for "generals" (328 found)
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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
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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
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The two generals met again the next day.
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In Shogi, silver generals, lances, knights, and pawns all promote to gold generals.
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The president awarded medals to Generals Jackson and Smith.
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