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The word "general" can be used as noun, adjective, adjective, verb, proper noun and adverb.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

local particular particular private special specific specific specific

Capable Of

advance forces to city arm soldiers begin attack control army lead army lead troops position troops prepare to send in troops view carnage

Causes Desire

advance into battle

Coordinate Terms

health life pensions

Derived Terms

General Esco General Lagos General Malvar General Mariano Alvarez General Trias General Zionism abbot general accountant general adjutant general adjutant-general advocate general agent general annual general meeting artificial general intelligence attorney general attorney-general bond for general purposes brigadier general buck general captain general caviar to the general colonel general combat general commandant-general commanding general commissary general consul general consul-general consulate general director general director-general dynamic stochastic general equilibrium extraordinary general meeting farmer-general floor general general anaesthesia general anaesthetic general assembly general availability general aviation general cargo general classification general continued fraction general contractor general counsel general creditor general delivery general direction general education general election general equilibrium general formula general goods general hospital general insurer general intelligent action general issue general knowledge general ledger general line general linear group general management general manager general of aviation general office general officer general paralysis general paralysis of the insane general paresis general paresis of the insane general partnership general population general practice general practitioner general public general quarters general relativity general retainer general secretary general semantics general staff general state general store general strike general studies general superior general surgery general warrant general-in-chief general-purpose generalcy generaless generalisation generalise generalist generalistic generality generalization generalize generally generalness generalship gold general governess-general government-general governor general governor-general heir general in general inspector general lieutenant general major general major-general nongeneral out-general outgeneral overgeneral paper general postmaster general procurator-general quartermaster general receiver-general registrar-general resident-general secretary general secretary-general sergeant major general sergeant-major general silver general solicitor general superior general surgeon general surgeon-general surveyor general undergeneral ungeneralled vicar general vicar-general wagonmaster general witchfinder general

Distinct From

captain specific

Context

christianity historical insurance medicine military military ranks nautical

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

chief command fact general officer head top dog

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

brigadier general colonel general general of aviation general of the air force general of the army lieutenant general major general sergeant major general sergeant-major general

Type Of (IsA)

fact general officer head high rank in command of army

Manner Of

command

Not Desires

lose war

Related Terms

hetman

Related Terms

above above captain admiral armies army army admiral army captain army chief army commander army leader army officer army official army position army rank authority basic battle big big picture boss captain category chief class command commander common comprehensive dominican eisenhower everything everything nothing field marshal five five star five stars flag flag officer form four four star four stars general anaesthesia general anaesthetic general insurance general of air force general of army generality guy hetman high high rank high ranking higher highest highest command highest officer highest rank highest stars imprecise in military indefinite indiscriminate jesuit lead leader limited lots main main officer man may military military boss military commander military guy military leader military man military may military officer military person military position military rank miscellaneous nave nave rank navy navy rank nothing officer official particular patton person picture position pre eminent prevalent rank ranking relativity religious order seating servant soldier soldier rank soldiers specific standard standard form star stars store strategist superior supreme tactician top top command top officer top rank uniform universal unspecialized usual vague veteran war war veteran wars widespread

Similar Terms

all-purpose broad common common comprehensive general purpose general-purpose generic generic gross gross health imprecise imprecise indiscriminate overall overall pandemic pandemic systemic systemic undiversified undiversified universal universal unspecialised unspecialized unspecific unspecific widespread widespread

Synonym Network

oecumenical

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