Synonyms of generalization

generalization

noun

ˌjen-rə-lə-ˈzā-shən 

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

• stereotype
• concept
• notion
• conception
• theory
• hypothesis
• generality
• saying
• truism
• cliché
• cliche
• platitude
• commonplace
• proposition
• bromide
• proverb
• oversimplification
• simplification
• adage
• saw
• simplism

Examples of generalization in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Top CHROs are applying AI to a wide range of uses, including call center support, chatbots, improved search results on internal company platforms, data security and privacy, and content generalization and summarization. —Chloe Berger, Fortune, 24 June 2024

As a Brazilian-Colombian culture critic, the lack of specificity and the generalization of Latine people as one group has always been irritating at best and harmful at worst. —Nicole Froio, refinery29.com, 3 Apr. 2024

Keeping him off the debate stage is a repressive maneuver revealed by the crudeness of dismissals and the sweeping generalizations about his character. —David Marks, Orlando Sentinel, 25 June 2024

That’s probably a gross generalization for probably every first-gen kid, that their parents aren’t arty. —Angelique Jackson, Variety, 14 June 2024