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catholic

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of catholic

not limited or specialized in application or purpose

  • a museum director with catholic tastes in art
Synonyms of catholic

all-around (also all-round), all-purpose, general, general-purpose, unlimited, unqualified, unrestricted, unspecialized
Words Related to catholic

mixed-use, multipurpose

broad, wide

nonspecific, unspecified, vague
Near Antonyms of catholic

bounded, circumscribed, confined, definite, demarcated, determinate, finite, qualified

dedicated, selective
Antonyms of catholic

limited, restricted, specialized, technical

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