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| Main Entry: | generic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | common, general |
| Synonyms: | blanket, collective, comprehensive, inclusive, sweeping, universal, wide, all-encompassing, nonexclusive |
| Antonyms: | exclusive, individual, particular, specific |
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| Main Entry: | catholic |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | all-embracing, general |
| Synonyms: | all-inclusive, broad-minded, charitable, comprehensive, cosmic, cosmopolitan, diffuse, eclectic, ecumenical, extensive, generic, global, inclusive, indeterminate, liberal, open-minded, planetary, receptive, tolerant, universal, unprejudiced, whole, wide, large-scale, unbigoted, unsectarian, world-wide |
| Notes: | Catholic means of or relating to or supporting the Roman Catholic Church while catholic means of broad or liberal scope Catholic means of or relating to or supporting the Roman Catholic Church while catholic means of broad or liberal scope |
| Antonyms: | narrow, narrow-minded, specific |
| Main Entry: | cognate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | alike, associated |
| Synonyms: | affiliated, agnate, akin, allied, analogous, comparable, connected, general, generic, incident, kindred, like, related, same, similar, universal, connate, connatural, consanguine |
| Antonyms: | dissimilar, unconnected, unlike, disassociated, unalike, unallied |
| Main Entry: | undistinguished |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ordinary |
| Synonyms: | average, common, commonplace, dull, everyday, fair, generic, mean, mediocre, modest, normal, pedestrian, plain, prosaic, routine, run-of-the-mill*, second-rate, so-so*, typical, uneventful, unexceptional, unexciting, uninspired, usual, characterless, garden-variety, no great shakes, nothing special, nothing to write home about, unmemorable, unnoteworthy, unremarkable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | universal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | worldwide, entire |
| Synonyms: | accepted, all, all-inclusive, astronomical, broad, catholic, celestial, common, comprehensive, cosmic, cosmopolitan, customary, diffuse, ecumenical, empyrean, extensive, general, generic, global, multinational, mundane, omnipresent, planetary, prevalent, regular, stellar, sweeping, terrestrial, total, ubiquitous, undisputed, unlimited, unrestricted, usual, whole, widespread, worldly, all-embracing, all-over |
| Antonyms: | confined, local, partial, particular |
| Main Entry: | general |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | common, accepted |
| Synonyms: | accustomed, broad, commonplace, conventional, customary, everyday, extensive, familiar, generic, habitual, humdrum, inclusive, natural, normal, ordinary, popular, prevailing, prevalent, public, regular, routine, run-of-the-mill*, typical, uneventful, universal, usual, wide, widespread, wonted, matter-of-course |
| Antonyms: | abnormal, exceptional, extraordinary, individual, novel, rare, uncommon, unique, unusual, unaccepted |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | common |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | generally known; held in common |
| Synonyms: | accepted, coincident, collective, communal, community, congruous, constant, corporate, correspondent, customary, general, generic, joint, like, mutual, popular, prevailing, prevalent, public, reciprocal, shared, social, united, universal, usual, well-known, widespread, communistic, commutual, conjoint, conjunct, in common, intermutual, socialistic |
| Main Entry: | ordinary |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | average; not distinctive |
| Synonyms: | common, commonplace, conventional, dull, fair, familiar, garden*, generic, habitual, homespun, household, humble, indifferent, inferior, mean, mediocre, modest, normal, pedestrian, plain, plastic, prosaic, quotidian, routine, run-of-the-mill*, second-rate, simple, so-so*, stereotyped, undistinguished, uneventful, unexceptional, uninspired, unpretentious, usual, vanilla*, characterless, garden variety, no great shakes, unmemorable, unnoteworthy, unremarkable, white-bread, workaday |
| Antonyms: | different, distinctive, remarkable, special |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | general |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | comprehensive |
| Synonyms: | across-the-board*, all-around*, all-inclusive*, ample, blanket, broad, catholic, collective, diffuse, ecumenical, encyclopedic, endless, extensive, far-reaching, generic, global, inclusive, indiscriminate, infinite, limitless, miscellaneous, overall, panoramic, sweeping, total, ubiquitous, universal, unlimited, wide, worldwide, all-embracing, comprehending, taken as a whole, unconfined |
| Antonyms: | limited, circumscribed |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
Cite This Source
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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| Main Entry: | universal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
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Adjectives: |
universal, Pan-American, all, all over, besetting, broad, catholic, catholical, collective, common, comprehensive, covered with, customary, ecumenical, encyclopedical, epidemic, every, general, generic, impersonal, panharmonic, panslavic, prevailing, prevalent, rife, sweeping, transcendental, unspecified, widespread, world-wide
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