General
General adjective - Belonging or relating to the whole.
Understood and general are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Understood" instead an adjective "General".
Understood
Understood adjective - Implied by or inferred from actions or statements.
General and understood are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "General" instead an adjective "Understood".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Shout-Out: Way back in 1985, during the "Ice Princess" storyline, there was a Shout-Out that likely few regular General Hospital viewers of the time would have understood.
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In general, once the Foundation has analyzed something to the point where it's completely understood, they arrange for what they've learned to be released to the general public, since at that point it's no longer considered to be paranormal/anomalous.
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Dogs in general, for that matter, are the "only understood by other characters" version.
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