all-purpose

all–purpose

adjective

Definition of ALL-PURPOSE

not limited or specialized in application or purpose <there's nothing wrong with all-purpose flour for baking bread, but flour with more gluten is better>

Synonyms all-around (also all-round), all-purpose, catholic, general-purpose, unlimited, unqualified, unrestricted, unspecialized

Related Words mixed-use, multipurpose; broad, wide; nonspecific, unspecified, vague

Near Antonyms bounded, circumscribed, confined, definite, demarcated, determinate, finite, qualified; dedicated, selective

Antonyms limited, restricted, specialized, technical

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