General and Pervasive

General

General adjective - Belonging or relating to the whole.
Usage example: there's been a general improvement in the economy

Pervasive is a synonym for general. In some cases you can use "Pervasive" instead an adjective "General".

Pervasive

Pervasive adjective - Spreading or spread throughout.
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Synonyms for Pervasive

General is a synonym for pervasive in extensive topic. You can use "General" instead an adjective "Pervasive", if it concerns topics such as prevalent, widespread.

Both words in one sentence

  • In general, his tragedies are regarded as more "modern" than those of his predecessors because of their morally ambiguous protagonists, pervasive sense of anxiety and despair, religious skepticism and overall portrayal of mythologycal subjects and characters as real people.
  • Deconstruction In general, his tragedies are regarded as more "modern" than those of his predecessors because of their morally ambiguous protagonists, pervasive sense of anxiety and despair, religious skepticism and overall portrayal of mythological subjects and characters as real people.
  • Fortunately, due to the explosion of aftermarket magazines, as well as of the third-party Gun Accessories industry in general, this practice has become much less pervasive over the past 10 years, but especially since the expiration of the Clinton-era AWB in 2004.
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