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

Because the story lines are facile fakes, because the characters are blanked out, the substance of relationships is reduced to dialogue of generalities and platitudes. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026

Even the biggest anti-AI voices in this country, like Sanders, tend to speak and think in generalities. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2026

The ones who hesitate, or answer in generalities about market opportunity, are usually the ones where the practice has drifted furthest from its original purpose. — Peter Doyle, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

The paper was a propaganda tool, and whatever Grossman may have wished to write, at first all the editors would permit were inspiring, deadly earnest pieces full of generalities. — Nick Holdstock, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026

Managers press for specifics when employees speak in generalities. — Harvard Business Review, 2 Sep. 2026

Farris' depictions – drawn in a loose, minimal style with a bright, colorful palette – offer generalities that seem relatable for those who have attended med school. — Tahneer Oksman, NPR, 23 July 2026

Naturally, Cashman spoke in generalities when answering some of those questions. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 10 July 2026

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