Generic and United

Generic

Generic adjective - Belonging or relating to the whole.

United and generic are semantically related. In some cases you can use "United" instead an adjective "Generic".

Nearby Words: general, generally, generalised

United

United adjective - Used or done by a number of people as a group.
Usage example: when a campaign to raise funds is this successful, it's only because of the united effort of all concerned

Generic and united are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Generic" instead an adjective "United".

Nearby Words: unity, uniting, unitedly

Both words in one sentence

  • There's some generic graffiti in the various Tony Hawk games, as well as some not so generic graffiti, including in one level the Leeds United Football club logo.
  • American Gothic Couple While she presumed the woman was the wife of the man, she also stated this expression was almost generic - she claimed the looks of the man was similar to several Norwegian immigrants she had encountered in the United States.
  • Named Weapons The vast majority of United States Army equipment in World War II had alphanumeric codes followed by a generic description, such as the "Medium Tank M3".
    Source: Named Weapons
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