Definitions

in general

ADVERB

chiefly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

especially essentially largely mostly predominantly principally

STRONG

mainly primarily

WEAK

above all in the first place in the main on the whole overall usually

Antonyms

WEAK

unimportantly

ADVERB

mainly

Synonyms

STRONG

chiefly primarily principally

WEAK

above all essentially first and foremost generally in the main largely most of all mostly on the whole overall predominantly substantially to the greatest extent usually

Antonyms

STRONG

secondarily

ADVERB

ordinarily

Synonyms

STRONGEST

commonly customarily generally normally regularly

WEAK

as a rule frequently habitually

Antonyms

STRONGEST

rarely

WEAK

infrequently sometimes

DETERMINER

any

Synonyms

STRONGEST

all each either several

WEAK

a bit a little each and every part of whatever

PREPOSITION

about

Synonyms

STRONGEST

almost nearly roughly

STRONG

approximately

WEAK

in the ball park in the neighborhood practically pretty nearly

Antonyms

WEAK

afar away distant far remote

Example Sentences

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Still, she argued that sales taxes in general are “extremely regressive,” hitting the hardest for Angelenos who can afford it the least.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026

Global health programming in general is moving at a much slower rate than it did previously, according to the Aid on the Hill analysis of federal funding data.

From Salon • Jun. 23, 2026

The evidence that social media is making children unhappy in general is pretty shaky as it stands.

From Slate • Jun. 18, 2026

Still, Wadhwaney isn’t happy in general about any AI hype.

From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026

Their other engagements were few, as the style of living in the neighbourhood in general was beyond Mr. Collins’s reach.

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen

in general

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