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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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We talk about the digital revolution in general, or AI in particular with this fight about safetyism versus accelerationism, jobs apocalypse versus a lot of jobs that are going to be created.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

My politics changed after the Iraq War and Hurricane Katrina, but I still love those characters, and I have a high interest in media drama in general.

From Slate • May 7, 2026

White working-class and precarious middle-class voters were alarmed not only at the upending of the racial caste system but also at what they saw as an unraveling of society in general.

From Salon • May 6, 2026

Mantello, speaking not about Lane but about his approach to casting in general, said that tension “between your idea of an actor’s persona and a role” is not necessarily a bad thing.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

“Coyotes aren’t in general friendly with opossums,” I say to Teeth as a kind of apology.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz