General
General adjective - Belonging or relating to the whole.
Successful and general are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Successful" instead an adjective "General".
Successful
Successful adjective - Having attained a desired end or state of good fortune.
General and successful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "General" instead an adjective "Successful".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Previously, he had been a successful mercenary general who was nonetheless treated with disdain by the rulers who hired him and his men and had aspired to rule a land of his own.
Source: General Failure -
Perhaps if they were more honest and said they want to be happy instead of just having emotions in general, they'd be more successful.
Source: Tin Man -
In general, every spellcasting class has ways of averting this, and any successful player will go out of their way to do this.
Source: Video Game / Tales of Maj'Eyal
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