GENERIC Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

generic

adjective

jə-ˈner-ik

Definition of generic

as in general

belonging or relating to the whole a love of big things—big cars, big meals—seems to be a generic trait of the American people

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Recent Examples of generic Consumers are looking past generic tools and want to know how these technologies will help them in their daily lives. — IEEE Spectrum, 29 Oct. 2026 The company sells generic and select brand-name prescriptions directly to consumers and health care providers, eliminating pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) that tend to inflate retail drug prices. — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026 Another 35% switched to generic groceries and household products. — Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026 There’s an original and insightful feature-length documentary that could have been chiseled out from under all the generic padding here. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for generic

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His dip in the polling this month seems less attributable to any new policy position or statements than to just a general gloom among California residents about the state’s direction, Baldassare said.

— Andrew Graham October 27, Sacbee.com, 28 Oct. 2026
That’s the case in Baltimore County as well — the administrative officer is paid a flat annual salary and does not receive general increases or cost-of-living adjustments.

— Natalie Jones, Baltimore Sun, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of general

Adjective

The initiative targets the submarine’s internal configuration, where even minor design changes can affect the vessel’s overall balance.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 31 Oct. 2026
Right now, protesters in France are complaining about crumbling schools, the lack of teachers, and the overall high cost of living.

— Erika Beras, NPR, 31 Oct. 2026

Definition of overall

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That capability expanded to agriculture and meteorological purposes, eventually making Earth observation one of the most common reasons satellites and space stations are deployed into orbit today.

— Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 24 Oct. 2026
Other common violations include washing cars at home, filling pools and power washing, which are all disallowed.

— Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of common

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Those figures largely predate the state’s move to universal free child care, which began in November 2025 and is funded by an oil and gas windfall.

— Martie Bowser, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
How smiling and even the openness of a smile are perceived are not universal.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of universal

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