Generation
Generation noun - Group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent.
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Synonyms for Generation
Type and generation are semantically related in kind topic. In some cases you can use "Type" instead a noun "Generation", when it comes to topics like range, crop.
Type
Type noun - One of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic.
Usage example: a music store that has a good selection of all types of music, not just pop, rock, and rap
Generation and type are semantically related in kind topic. Sometimes you can use "Generation" instead a noun "Type", if it concerns topics such as brand.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| human | human generation | human type |
| particular | particular generation | particular type |
| certain | certain generation | certain type |
| original | original generation | original type |
| Other adjectives: single, popular, powerful, entire, wrong, dark, new, given, possible, classic, worst, random, last, different, older, weakest. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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Every new generation was accompanied by people "revealing" Fairy type, people speculating about Fairy type, and people mocking the previous.
Source: I Knew It - Devo 2.0's (a one-off "next generation"-type group funded by Disney) version of "Beautiful World" is a peppy tribute to life and how great it is.
Source: The Cover Changes the Meaning -
The Dragon-type exists purely to be awesome (at least outside of the fourth and fifth generation, which feature legendary Pokemon of the type as a part of the plot).
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Type and Generation. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/generation/type
Generation & Type. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/generation/type>.
Type or Generation. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/generation/type.
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