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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 hopes it will spark more interest in ice hockey in general.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Complications, in general, are what estate planning is meant to handle.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

Schilling, who lives near Studebaker Road, actually does ride his bike to work in Seal Beach and said he is OK with bike lanes in general.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

“But I am very wary of corporate mergers like these in general, since they mean less buyers in an already bleak marketplace,” Stanton added.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

“Well, Mr. Bowditch,” he growled, “what do you think of the Dutch East Indies in general and Sunda Strait in particular?”

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham

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