Synonyms of generalities

generalities

noun

plural of generality

1

as in notions

an idea or statement about all of the members of a group or all the instances of a situation

the idea that all boys are naturally messy is a gross generality

Synonyms & Similar Words

• notions
• stereotypes
• concepts
• conceptions
• generalizations
• theories
• hypotheses
• clichés
• platitudes
• sayings
• truisms
• commonplaces
• bromides
• proverbs
• propositions
• saws
• adages
• oversimplifications
• simplifications
• simplisms

2

as in weights

the main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts

an important but little-known Scottish inventor whose work was never appreciated by the generality of the public

Synonyms & Similar Words

• weights
• bodies
• cores
• masses
• bulks
• essences
• majorities
• chiefs
• staples
• burdens
• substances
• roots
• mains
• amounts
• natures
• bottoms
• entireties
• hearts
• wholes
• matters
• subjects
• foci
• topics
• kernels
• brunts
• centers
• sums
• meats
• hefts
• nuclei
• aggregates
• totals
• stuff
• themes
• souls
• arguments
• totalities
• middles
• texts
• nuts
• essentialities
• motifs
• pitches
• seats
• quanta
• affairs
• sum totals
• marrows
• piths
• hubs
• quintessences
• gists
• points
• purports
• cruxes
• nubs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• elements
• components
• extensions
• parts
• accessories
• sections
• constituents
• ingredients
• appendages
• segments
• pieces
• aspects
• divisions
• adjuncts
• features
• qualities
• offshoots
• sides
• angles
• facets

3

as in majorities

the largest part or quantity of something

the generality of that high school's students will go on to college

Synonyms & Similar Words

• majorities
• bulks
• masses
• preponderances
• pluralities
• reams
• loads
• maxima
• scads
• heaps
• abundances
• lots
• profusions
• oodles
• mosts
• much
• wealths
• plenties

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• minorities
• couples
• handfuls
• smatterings
• minima
• sprinklings
• fews
• leasts

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of generalities

Ingram advises people to move beyond generalities and define their values with precision, then rank them. — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026

Carl eventually proposed some generalities. — Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 8 June 2026

Too often, political coverage avoids difficult questions entirely or allows politicians to speak in vague generalities without scrutiny. — Letters To The Editor, Oc Register, 15 May 2026

But moving beyond these generalities to specifics is hard, says Thomas Timberlake, an ecologist at the University of York. — Jonathan Lambert, NPR, 6 May 2026

Enough with the vague generalities. — Jon Root Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026

Be specific Too many job ads read like form letters, full of generalities and corporate-speak. — Kat Boogaard, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026

Even questions about his rehab were met with vague generalities. — Brody Miller, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2026

In following her to this point, however, this long-game project gives remarkable dimension and particularity to the kind of migrant story often only told in journalistic generalities — showing, year on year, how time heals some wounds, opens others, and creates plenty of its own. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 24 Jan. 2026