GENERALITIES Synonyms: 127 Similar and Opposite Words

generalities

noun

plural of generality

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

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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

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as in majorities

the largest part or quantity of something the generality of that high school's students will go on to college

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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

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Noun

In the doing, her film expands to accommodate notions of class, solidarity and privilege – in what is now a timeless snapshot of a rapidly evolving society.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 16 June 2026
Popular notions of philanthropy as merely a game for the ultrawealthy to fund partisan projects and commit fraud have left the sector vulnerable to political attacks, as the Council on Foundations sees it, influencing policies that hamper essential community services.

— James Pollard, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026