overgeneralize

Questions about overgeneralize

What does overgeneralize mean?

overgeneralize means "draw too general a conclusion".

How many syllables are in overgeneralize?

overgeneralize has 6 syllables: o-ver-ge-ne-ra-lize. The stress falls on "ne".

What is another word for overgeneralize?

Close synonyms include overgeneralise. 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 overgeneralize a common word?

overgeneralize is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.