General
General adjective - Not limited or specialized in application or purpose.
Usage example: a general education
General-purpose and general are semantically related. In some cases you can use "General-purpose" instead an adjective "General".
General-purpose
General-purpose adjective - Not limited in use or function.
General and general-purpose are semantically related. You can use "General" instead an adjective phrase "General-purpose".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- broad and general
- broad and general-purpose
- indiscriminate and general
- indiscriminate and general-purpose
- unlimited and general
- unlimited and general-purpose
- unrestricted and general
- unrestricted and general-purpose
- pandemic and general
- pandemic and general-purpose
- vague and general
- vague and general-purpose
- widespread and general
- widespread and general-purpose
Cite this Source
General-purpose and General. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/general/general-purpose
General & General-purpose. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/general/general-purpose>.
General-purpose or General. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/general/general-purpose.
