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generally accepted

adjective as in acknowledged

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The generally accepted scientific ideas I presented remain alive and well and continue to guide thinking about evolution.

One generally accepted rule of cross-examination is not to argue with a witness.

It is a mildly creepy exercise, but, at this point, a generally accepted one.

In so doing, it should pay adequate attention to generally accepted principles of international law.

The generally accepted thesis that a conventional army cannot defeat irregular forces does not apply to Gaza.

It would make a sensation, he thought; there was more than one generally accepted theory he had challenged or contradicted in it.

It is a generally accepted axiom that a public man cannot afford to be modest in these go-ahead days of "boom."

What was a generation ago considered improper is now generally accepted as a subject for display.

It is now a generally accepted truth that the study of English should continue through the four years of a high-school course.

There is a generally accepted division of language into literal and figurative.

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On this page you'll find 9 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to generally accepted, such as: accepted, approved, confirmed, recognized, unquestioned, and authorized.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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