Thesaurus results for GENERALIZATION

generalization

noun

ˌjen-rə-lə-ˈzā-shən

Definition of generalization

as in stereotype

an idea or statement about all of the members of a group or all the instances of a situation the generalization that children who like violent entertainment grow up to be violent criminals

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Recent Examples of generalization Age can be as much a distortion as gender, race, class, culture, or any other generalization. — Gloria Steinem, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026 Once a model reaches near-perfect performance, researchers need harder tests to separate genuine generalization from increasingly sophisticated task optimization. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026 There are reasons to think this generalization may not be so simple. — Mike McRae 24, New Atlas, 24 Aug. 2026 The third is to develop novel variations of your stimuli or your benchmark items in order to test robustness and generalization. — Quanta Magazine, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for generalization

Recent Examples of Synonyms for generalization

Noun

Given these stereotypes, a number of veterans organizations are advocating for broader, more insightful media representation.

— Scott Parrott, Denver Post, 11 Nov. 2026
Watermelon imagery has a long history of use in derogatory racial stereotypes against Black Americans.

— Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 9 Nov. 2026

Definition of stereotype

Noun

Boise and Meridian’s restaurant scene is shifting fast, with new concepts arriving and familiar spots changing shape.

— Michael Deeds. Produced with AI assistance, Idaho Statesman, 14 Nov. 2026
Anyone who follows Florida news knows that the concept of open government isn’t just under threat in this state; it’s being aggressively attacked.

— Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of concept

Noun

Some progressive members of the Illinois delegation pushed back on the notion that the results of the midterms were more of a rejection of Trump than an embrace of Democrats and their policies.

— Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 8 Nov. 2026
That brought closer to reality the once-unthinkable notion that the ANC that led South Africa out of the white minority rule of apartheid and delivered freedom in 1994 under Mandela might one day not be its biggest party.

— Gerald Imray, Los Angeles Times, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of notion

Noun

In this conception of macroeconomics, the economy consists of a massive input-output table where every cell in the matrix is a sector that consumes other cells’ outputs and provides inputs to other producers.

— Oliver Melton, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2026
Perspective Films also offers guidance at every step of the filmmaking process from conception to release.

— Jack Dunn, Variety, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of conception

Noun

There are books about quilts and Medieval tablescapes and cultural theories about taste and magazines and something on ikebana and a DVD of Whit Stillman’s Metropolitan.

— David Michon, Curbed, 11 Nov. 2026
Christina Applegate has an unconfirmed theory about the symptoms that caused her to be misdiagnosed with multiple sclerosis.

— Deborah Day, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of theory

Browse Nearby Words

generality

generalization

generalizations

See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

Style

“Generalization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/generalization. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

Copy Citation

Synonyms of generalization

noun

Example Sentences

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

More from Merriam-Webster on generalization

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

boilerplate

Popular in Grammar & Usage

How to Use 'Who' vs. 'Whom'

31 Useful Rhetorical Devices

More Commonly Misspelled Words

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

Popular in Wordplay

Great Big List of Beautiful and Useless Words, Vol. 5

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

The Longest Long Words List

The Words of the Week - Nov. 13

Even More Bird Names that Sound Like Insults (and Sometimes Are)

Popular

How to Use 'Who' vs. 'Whom'

Great Big List of Beautiful and Useless Words, Vol. 5

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Games & Quizzes