General and Special

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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

Special is an antonym for general in topics: ordinary, universal.

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Special adjective – Of a particular or exact sort.

Usage example: you'll need special permission from the fire department to do that

General is an antonym for special in topics: specific, distinguished.

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ability	general ability	special ability
character	general character	special character
note	general note	special note
appearance	general appearance	special appearance
Other nouns: area, type, effect, case, way, rule, rules.

It's actually even worse than it sounds, since at that precision it has to account for both general and special relativity as well due to the satellites traveling at a much higher speed relative to you.

Source: Ludicrous Precision
Whether or not said special move has any effectiveness is completely dependent upon the needs of the story and the character's general role in it.

Source: Everyone Has A Special Move
Breaker: In general, killing an opponent with one special will have them put that special type on guard.

Source: Video Game / Sonic Battle

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General & Special. N.p., 2016. Web. 23 May. 2022. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/general/special>.

Special or General. 2016. Accessed May 23, 2022. https://thesaurus.plus/related/general/special.

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