in general

1. 1.

   without distinction of one from others

   “he is interested in snakes in general”

   Synonymsgenerallyin the main

Questions about in general

What does in general mean?

in general means "without distinction of one from others".

What is another word for in general?

Close synonyms include generally, in the main. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is in general a common word?

in general is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.