Synonym: broad, commander, common, indefinite, officer, ordinary, universal, vague, widespread. Antonym: especial, individual, particular, peculiar, special. Similar words: in general, the general public, generate, generation gap, generous, mineral, funeral, gene. Meaning: ['dʒenərəl] 
n. 1. a general officer of the highest rank 2. the head of a religious order or congregation 3. a fact about the whole (as opposed to particular). v. command as a general. adj. 1. applying to all or most members of a category or group 2. not specialized or limited to one class of things 3. of national scope 4. prevailing among and common to the general public 5. affecting the entire body 6. somewhat indefinite 7. of worldwide scope or applicability.
n. 1. a general officer of the highest rank 2. the head of a religious order or congregation 3. a fact about the whole (as opposed to particular). v. command as a general. adj. 1. applying to all or most members of a category or group 2. not specialized or limited to one class of things 3. of national scope 4. prevailing among and common to the general public 5. affecting the entire body 6. somewhat indefinite 7. of worldwide scope or applicability. 
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271. Last week's changes vaulted the general to the top, over the heads of several of his seniors.
272. I understood in general what she was talking about, but some of the finer details/points were beyond me.
273. The general opinion is that the new law is a good thing.
274. The advisory committee did not apply for a general increase in the ceiling.
275. The rise in crime is often cited as evidence of a general breakdown of authority.
276. The general opinion among police officers was that the law should be tightened.
277. All the statistics have been subsumed under the general heading 'Facts and Figures'.
278. The report focuses on the particular rather than the general and so doesn't draw any overall conclusions.
279. He said he would seek to unify the Conservative Party and win the next general election.
More similar words: in general, the general public, generate, generation gap, generous, mineral, funeral, gene, genetic, energy, scenery, listener, energetic, enervate, overall, after all, liberal, federal, several, literally, visceral, federalism, federalist, vulnerable, scene, genre, agent, oral, rally, benefit.