General and Suitable

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General adjective - Belonging or relating to the whole.

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

Suitable adjective - Having the required skills for an acceptable level of performance.

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General and suitable are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "General" instead an adjective "Suitable".

Nearby Words: suit, suited, suitability, suitably, suiting

Burnside was very reluctant to be promoted to general, but accepted the position because otherwise it would have gone to somebody he considered even less suitable (and personally despised to boot).

Source: Modern Major General
Others like the general sense of creepiness, and argue that the homosexuality of the main character is not only a suitable metaphor for isolation but a relevant plot point.

Source: Film / Cthulhu
The gun is officially rated as a general purpose "peace" weapon not suitable for full battle use.

Source: Literature / The Culture

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