Definitions

in general

Part of Speech:

All (5) Adverb (3) Determiner (1) Preposition (1)

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chiefly adv.
mainly adv.
ordinarily adv.
any det.
about prep.

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

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in general

I wish there was more of that in the U.S. in general.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026

"There's been a lot of interest in using antioxidant supplements for air pollution in general," she said.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

"Sport in general is the culture of the people," he added, saying that Palestinians had "the right to practice sport normally and in all its forms, not just football".

From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026

And while it would be unfair to pick on MGM—or its producing partner here, the BBC—this “Tale” fits what has become a predictable pattern among literary adaptations, and period pieces in general.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026

And with this I consider I have said enough about resisting Fortune in general.

From "The Prince" by Niccolò Machiavelli

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