General

7 lettersadjectivecommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Affecting or concerning all or most people or things, not specific or detailed. As a noun, it refers to a high-ranking military officer.

“The manager provided a general overview of the project timeline.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈd͡ʒɛnrəl/

Syllables

gen·er·al

Related Words

Synonyms

universal common widespread overall

Antonyms

particular specific local

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Contains common ERAL ending and vowels E and A

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Scrabble

Worth 8 points; good for using common letters efficiently

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Anagrams of General

Words that use exactly the same letters as “general”.

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Words you can make from General

Shorter words formed from the letters in “general”.

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Longer words starting with General

Words that begin with “general”.

generally

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