General and Received

General

General adjective - Held by or applicable to a majority of the people.
Usage example: the general mood of the nation was one of hope and optimism

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

Received

Received adjective - Held by or applicable to a majority of the people.
Usage example: traditionally the received opinion was that, in the event of a divorce, the mother should get custody of the children

General and received are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "General" instead an adjective "Received".

Both words in one sentence

  • Chuck Cunningham Syndrome: KillerHell was originally going to be a general for the humans, but instead received this trope.
  • General Failure: One really has to wonder how Tactical_Genius even received his rank.
  • In general, Game Freak claims that one of the main factors behind who received Mega Evolutions was popularity.
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