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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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This complex relationship to the West in general and Texas—McMurtry’s home state—in particular courses through the McMurtry oeuvre of novels, screenplays, nonfiction and criticism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

He said maggots and flies were attracted to food left in general waste bins as they tended to be collected less often.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Do you have any thoughts on kid comedy in general?

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

Daryanani wrote Wednesday that original-equipment makers in general have won favor lately, while memory stocks have moved lower.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 25, 2026

I was busy feeling sorry for my unappreciated heroics and myself in general and didn’t see Rose there until she briefly took my hand.

From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline

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