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Synonyms and antonyms of in general in English

in general

adverb
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COMMONLY

Synonyms

commonly
usually
ordinarily
generally
normally
customarily
of course
regularly
routinely
traditionally
conventionally
habitually
frequently
often
most often
repeatedly
in most instances
by and large
as a rule
for the most part
generally speaking
as a matter of course
by force of habit
popularly
widely
familiarly
informally

Antonyms

rarely
seldom
infrequently
scarcely
privately
secretly
formally
politely

USUALLY

Synonyms

usually
generally
chiefly
commonly
consistently
customarily
for the most part
frequently
habitually
largely
mainly
most often
mostly
normally
on average
ordinarily
predominantly
primarily
principally
regularly
routinely
traditionally
typically
widely
broadly

GENERALLY

Synonyms

generally
usually
ordinarily
as a rule
for the most part
in most cases
typically
mainly
in the usual course of things
habitually
often
frequently
repeatedly
currently
always
universally
extensively

Antonyms

rarely
as an exception
occasionally
infrequently
in a few cases
unusually
especially
particularly

ALTOGETHER

Synonyms

on the whole
quite
altogether
completely
entirely
utterly
absolutely
totally
wholly
thoroughly
perfectly
fully
out and out

Antonyms

partially
partly
incompletely
 Synonyms for in general from Random House Roget's College Thesaurus, Revised and Updated Edition © 2000 Random House, Inc.

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in foreign lands
in foreign service
in front
in front of
in general
in good condition
in good faith
in good financial condition
in good health

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