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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

He said investment interests and commercialisation in general meant a lot of decisions were being made on behalf of football and fans "in Wall Street and Silicon Valley".

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

Getting a nation and a world to believe in the women of AFC Richmond and female athletes in general?

From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2026

EV prices remain higher in general than gas-powered cars, and that price has been a barrier to new adoption to those with low or moderate incomes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026

Globalization in general boosted corporate profit margins, whether it was call centers in Manila, car factories in Ciudad Juárez or iPhone assembly in Shenzhen.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

You learned early on that clubs, in general, were saturated with money.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

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