Thesaurus:generalize

Thesaurus

generalize

English

Verb

(transitive)

Sense: to make general or vague; to reduce precision

Synonyms

• generalize
• genericize

Antonyms

• specify    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hyponyms

• blandify (rare)
•   —
• beat around the bush
• circumlocute
• go around the houses
• hedge
• mince matters
• mince words
• pussyfoot
• prevaricate
• ramble
• waffle
•   —
• overgeneralize
• undergeneralize

Further reading

• “78. generality” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “generalize” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.