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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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"You have a scarcity of circumbinary planets in general and you have an absolute desert around binaries with orbital periods of seven days or less," Farhat said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026

In separate research, the statistics body found the rising cost of living was the most important issue facing adults, above the NHS and the economy in general.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Parents can help teens think more critically about such apps and gambling in general.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

Nor does it reckon with data on straight men’s growing acceptance of homosexuality or the role of technology in connecting and disconnecting people, or evidence of declining associational activities in general.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Still, it is art of a sort, and since it is the only art most of us ever experience, it molds our ideas on art in general.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson