General and Random

General

General adjective - Belonging or relating to the whole.

Random and general are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Random" instead an adjective "General".

Random

Random adjective - Lacking a definite plan, purpose, or pattern.

General and random are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "General" instead an adjective "Random".

Both words in one sentence

  • There's a general trend that in any serial work of a non-random medium, the further back in the series you go, the more familiar it is amongst the general populace.
  • Narnia Time In Ultima, time passes faster in Britannia than Earth, though the ratio seems to be random; the general explanation is that the Avatar is called to the time s/he is needed most.
    Source: Narnia Time
  • Nightmare Fuel / Western Animation TV For that matter, there are a lot of scenes where random bystanders are horrifically mutilated and/or killed with no further comment, which are very unsettling in general.
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