SPECIFIC Antonyms
Best Opposite Words For SPECIFIC
| Word | Save | Syns.. | Usage | Type | ||
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| general | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • applying to all or most members of a category or group • affecting the entire body noun • a general officer of the highest rank • the head of a religious order or congregation • a fact about the whole (as opposed to particular) adjective satellite • not specialized or limited to one class of things • prevailing among and common to the general public • somewhat indefinite • of worldwide scope or applicability verb • command as a general | ||||||
| nonspecific | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • not caused by a specific agent; used also of staining in making microscope slides | ||||||
| broad | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other noun • slang term for a woman adjective satellite • broad in scope or content • not detailed or specific • lacking subtlety; obvious • being at a peak or culminating point • very large in expanse or scope • (of speech) heavily and noticeably regional • showing or characterized by broad-mindedness | ||||||
| universal | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • (linguistics) a grammatical rule (or other linguistic feature) that is found in all languages • (logic) a proposition that asserts something of all members of a class • a behavioral convention or pattern characteristic of all members of a particular culture or of all human beings • coupling that connects two rotating shafts allowing freedom of movement in all directions adjective satellite • of worldwide scope or applicability • applicable to or common to all members of a group or set • adapted to various purposes, sizes, forms, operations | ||||||
| unspecific | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • not detailed or specific | ||||||
| all-encompassing | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • broad in scope or content | ||||||
| ambiguous | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead • having more than one possible meaning adjective satellite • having no intrinsic or objective meaning; not organized in conventional patterns | ||||||
| imprecise | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • not precise | ||||||
| indefinite | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • vague or not clearly defined or stated adjective satellite • not decided or not known | ||||||
| uncertain | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance • not established beyond doubt; still undecided or unknown • not established or confirmed • not certain to occur; not inevitable adjective satellite • subject to change • not consistent or dependable • ambiguous (especially in the negative) | ||||||
| unclear | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • poorly stated or described • not clear to the mind adjective satellite • not easily deciphered | ||||||
| vague | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • not precisely limited, determined, or distinguished adjective satellite • not clearly expressed or understood • lacking clarity or distinctness | ||||||
| generic | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • relating to or common to or descriptive of all members of a genus noun • wine that does not meet the minimum qualifications and standards for use of a designation by appellation of origin (where the grapes are grown) or by varietal content; may only be labeled by proprietary (made-up) name, by general color (such as `vin rouge', `vino rosso', `rotwein', `red wine', etc.), or by general class (as `vin ordinaire', `vin de table', `vino da tavola', `tafelwein', `table wine', etc.) • any product that can be sold without a brand name adjective satellite • (of drugs) not protected by trademark • applicable to an entire class or group | ||||||
