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SPECIFIC Antonyms

There are 13 antonyms of the word specific. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For SPECIFIC

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general
adjectiveadj
adjective

• applying to all or most members of a category or group

• affecting the entire body

noun

• a general officer of the highest rank

• the head of a religious order or congregation

• a fact about the whole (as opposed to particular)

adjective satellite

• not specialized or limited to one class of things

• prevailing among and common to the general public

• somewhat indefinite

• of worldwide scope or applicability

verb

• command as a general

nonspecific
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not caused by a specific agent; used also of staining in making microscope slides

broad
adjectiveadj
adjective

• having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

noun

• slang term for a woman

adjective satellite

• broad in scope or content

• not detailed or specific

• lacking subtlety; obvious

• being at a peak or culminating point

• very large in expanse or scope

• (of speech) heavily and noticeably regional

• showing or characterized by broad-mindedness

universal
adjectiveadj
noun

• (linguistics) a grammatical rule (or other linguistic feature) that is found in all languages

• (logic) a proposition that asserts something of all members of a class

• a behavioral convention or pattern characteristic of all members of a particular culture or of all human beings

• coupling that connects two rotating shafts allowing freedom of movement in all directions

adjective satellite

• of worldwide scope or applicability

• applicable to or common to all members of a group or set

• adapted to various purposes, sizes, forms, operations

unspecific
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• not detailed or specific

all-encompassing
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• broad in scope or content

ambiguous
adjectiveadj
adjective

• open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead

• having more than one possible meaning

adjective satellite

• having no intrinsic or objective meaning; not organized in conventional patterns

imprecise
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not precise

indefinite
adjectiveadj
adjective

• vague or not clearly defined or stated

adjective satellite

• not decided or not known

uncertain
adjectiveadj
adjective

• lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance

• not established beyond doubt; still undecided or unknown

• not established or confirmed

• not certain to occur; not inevitable

adjective satellite

• subject to change

• not consistent or dependable

• ambiguous (especially in the negative)

unclear
adjectiveadj
adjective

• poorly stated or described

• not clear to the mind

adjective satellite

• not easily deciphered

vague
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not precisely limited, determined, or distinguished

adjective satellite

• not clearly expressed or understood

• lacking clarity or distinctness

generic
adjectiveadj
adjective

• relating to or common to or descriptive of all members of a genus

noun

• wine that does not meet the minimum qualifications and standards for use of a designation by appellation of origin (where the grapes are grown) or by varietal content; may only be labeled by proprietary (made-up) name, by general color (such as `vin rouge', `vino rosso', `rotwein', `red wine', etc.), or by general class (as `vin ordinaire', `vin de table', `vino da tavola', `tafelwein', `table wine', etc.)

• any product that can be sold without a brand name

adjective satellite

• (of drugs) not protected by trademark

• applicable to an entire class or group

Alternatives for GENERAL

Alternatives for NONSPECIFIC

Alternatives for BROAD

Alternatives for UNIVERSAL

Alternatives for UNSPECIFIC

Alternatives for ALL-ENCOMPASSING

Alternatives for AMBIGUOUS

Alternatives for IMPRECISE

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