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| Main Entry: |
universal
 [yoo-nuh-vur-suhl] 
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| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | worldwide, entire |
| Synonyms: | accepted, all, all-embracing, all-inclusive, all-over, 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 |
| Antonyms: | confined, local, partial, particular |
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| Main Entry: | accepted |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | generally agreed upon |
| Synonyms: | accustomed, acknowledged, allowed, approved, arrived at, authorized, card-carrying, chosen, confirmed, conventional, credited, current, customary, endorsed, established, fashionable, in vogue, kosher*, legit, normal, okayed, orthodox, passed, popular, preferred, received, recognized, regular, sanctioned, standard, straight*, time-honored, touted, universal, unopposed, usual, welcomed |
| Antonyms: | irregular, questionable, unconventional, unorthodox |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | broad |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | extensive |
| Synonyms: | all-embracing, all-inclusive, comprehensive, copious, encyclopedic, expansive, extended, far-flung, far-reaching, general, inclusive, nonspecific, scopic, sweeping, ubiquitous, undetailed, universal, unlimited, wide, wide-ranging, widespread |
| Antonyms: | narrow, small |
Example Sentences
- Large genetic studies have ruled out the idea that the malfunction of a universal gene or set of genes causes autism.
- Clear some space on your coffee table because here comes another universal remote.
- List system of proportional representation based on universal adult suffrage.
| 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, large-scale, liberal, open-minded, planetary, receptive, tolerant, unbigoted, universal, unprejudiced, unsectarian, whole, wide, 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, connate, connatural, connected, consanguine, general, generic, incident, kindred, like, related, same, similar, universal |
| Antonyms: | disassociated, dissimilar, unalike, unallied, unconnected, unlike |
| Main Entry: | common |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | average, ordinary |
| Synonyms: | accepted, banal, bourgeois, casual, characteristic, colloquial, comformable, commonplace, conventional, current, customary, daily, everyday, familiar, frequent, general, habitual, hackneyed, homely, humdrum, informal, mediocre, monotonous, natural, obscure, passable, plain, prevailing, prevalent, probable, prosaic, regular, routine, run-of-the-mill, simple, stale, standard, stereotyped, stock, trite, trivial, typical, undistinguished, universal, unvaried, usual, wearisome, workaday, worn-out |
| Antonyms: | abnormal, extraordinary, infrequent, noteworthy, rare, scarce, uncommon, unusual, valuable |
| Main Entry: | common |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | generally known; held in common |
| Synonyms: | accepted, coincident, collective, communal, communistic, community, commutual, congruous, conjoint, conjunct, constant, corporate, correspondent, customary, general, generic, in common, intermutual, joint, like, mutual, popular, prevailing, prevalent, public, reciprocal, shared, social, socialistic, united, universal, usual, well-known, widespread |
| Main Entry: | cosmopolitan |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | worldly-wise |
| Synonyms: | catholic, cultivated, cultured, ecumenical, global, gregarious, metropolitan, planetary, polished, public, smooth, sophisticated, universal, urbane, well-travelled, worldly, worldwide |
| Antonyms: | country, rural, rustic |
| Main Entry: | customary |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | usual, established |
| Synonyms: | SOP, accepted, according to Hoyle, accustomed, acknowledged, by the numbers, chronic, common, confirmed, conventional, established, everyday, familiar, fashionable, frequent, general, habitual, household, in a rut, in the groove, normal, ordinary, orthodox, playing it safe, popular, prescriptive, recognized, regular, regulation, routine, same old, standard, standard operating procedure, stipulated, traditional, understood, universal, wonted |
| Antonyms: | abnormal, different, irregular, occasional, rare, sometime, unusual |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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