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Synonyms for universal
ˌyu nəˈvɜr səluni·ver·sal
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
universal
Common signifies frequently occurring, not out of the regular course, not exceptional; hence, not above the average, not excellent or distinguished, inferior, or even low; common also signifies pertaining to or participated in by two or more persons or things; as, sorrow is common to the race. General may signify pertaining equally to all of a class, race, etc., but very commonly signifies pertaining to the greater number, but not necessarily to all. Universal applies to all without exception; general applies to all with possible or comparatively slight exceptions; common applies to very many without deciding whether they are even a majority. A common remark is one we often hear; a general experience is one that comes to the majority of people; a universal experience is one from which no human being is exempt. It is dangerous for a debater to affirm a universal proposition, since that can be negatived by a single exception, while a general statement is not invalidated even by adducing many exceptions. We say a common opinion, common experience, a general rule, general truth, a universal law. Compare synonyms for NORMAL; USUAL.
Synonyms:
common, commonplace, customary, everyday, familiar, frequent, general, habitual, normal, ordinary, popular, prevalent, public, usualAntonyms:
exceptional, infrequent, rare, singular, uncommon, unknown, unusual
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
universal
Synonyms:
all, embracing, total, unlimited, boundless, comprehensive, entire, general, whole, exhaustive, completeAntonyms:
partial, local, limited, incomplete, exclusive, exhaustive, exceptional
Princeton's WordNet
universal, linguistic universalnoun
(linguistics) a grammatical rule (or other linguistic feature) that is found in all languages
Synonyms:
universal joint, linguistic universal, universal propositionAntonyms:
particular proposition, particular, noncomprehensive, specific, incomprehensive, unadaptableuniversal, universal propositionnoun
(logic) a proposition that asserts something of all members of a class
Synonyms:
universal joint, linguistic universal, universal propositionAntonyms:
particular, particular proposition, unadaptable, specific, incomprehensive, noncomprehensiveuniversalnoun
a behavioral convention or pattern characteristic of all members of a particular culture or of all human beings
"some form of religion seems to be a human universal"
Synonyms:
universal joint, linguistic universal, universal propositionAntonyms:
particular proposition, particular, unadaptable, incomprehensive, noncomprehensive, specificuniversal joint, universaladjective
coupling that connects two rotating shafts allowing freedom of movement in all directions
"in motor vehicles a universal joint allows the driveshaft to move up and down as the vehicle passes over bumps"
Synonyms:
universal joint, linguistic universal, universal propositionAntonyms:
particular, particular proposition, unadaptable, noncomprehensive, specific, incomprehensivecosmopolitan, ecumenical, oecumenical, general, universal, worldwide, world-wideadjective
of worldwide scope or applicability
"an issue of cosmopolitan import"; "the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time"- Christopher Morley; "universal experience"
Synonyms:
widely distributed, world(a), planetary, world-wide, general, global, ecumenical, worldwide, ecumenic, oecumenic, cosmopolitan, oecumenicalAntonyms:
particular proposition, particular, noncomprehensive, incomprehensive, unadaptable, specificuniversaladjective
applicable to or common to all members of a group or set
"the play opened to universal acclaim"; "rap enjoys universal appeal among teenage boys"
Synonyms:
cosmopolitan, world-wide, worldwide, ecumenical, oecumenical, generalAntonyms:
particular proposition, particular, specific, incomprehensive, noncomprehensive, unadaptableuniversaladjective
adapted to various purposes, sizes, forms, operations
"universal wrench", "universal chuck"; "universal screwdriver"
Synonyms:
cosmopolitan, world-wide, worldwide, ecumenical, oecumenical, generalAntonyms:
particular, particular proposition, noncomprehensive, unadaptable, specific, incomprehensive
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Dictionary of English Synonymes
universaladjective
Synonyms:
unlimited, all-reaching, catholic, general, without exceptionuniversaladjective
universaladjective
Synonyms:
ECUMENICALuniversalnoun
Synonyms:
(Logic.) general notion or conception (applicable to each individual of a species and expressed by a general term), IDEA
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "universal":
universelle, universality, world, global, universale, universally, universelles, general, widespread, one-size-fits-all, universalization, worldwide, generalized
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#25 | all | |
#119 | world | |
#162 | public | |
#191 | general | |
#315 | total | |
#522 | complete | |
#675 | popular | |
#736 | common | |
#857 | global | |
#941 | whole | |
#1325 | worldwide | |
#1458 | normal | |
#1462 | entire | |
#2154 | comprehensive | |
#2156 | universal | |
#3223 | unlimited | |
#4152 | usual | |
#4263 | familiar | |
#4394 | everyday | |
#4690 | ordinary | |
#5997 | frequent | |
#8689 | widespread | |
#12183 | planetary | |
#13240 | generalized | |
#17672 | prevalent | |
#18078 | customary | |
#19811 | cosmopolitan | |
#19871 | exhaustive | |
#20310 | embracing | |
#20708 | universally | |
#26154 | ecumenical | |
#27935 | commonplace | |
#30729 | habitual | |
#36600 | boundless | |
#40115 | universality | |
#133684 | universelle | |
#196226 | universale | |
#262374 | universalization |
How to use universal in a sentence?
Not wanting to die was another universal constant, it seemed.
Daniel DaleWealth taxesWarren:
I have proposed a two-cent wealth tax on the top one-tenth of one percent in this country, that would give us enough money to start with our babies by providing universal child care for every baby age 0 to 5, universal pre-k for every 3-year-old and 4-year-old in this country.
Universal orthodoxy is enriched by every new discovery of truth: what at first appeared universal, by wishing to stand still, sooner or later becomes a sect.
French Culture Minister Fleur Pellerin:
To attack the work of artists is to attack the universal values of culture - that is freedom and human dignity, this is an act that simply shows a facist vision of culture.
Death is more universal than life; everyone dies but not everyone lives.
Translations for universal
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- عالميArabic
- агу́льныBelarusian
- všestranný, univerzálníCzech
- universelDanish
- universell, allgemein, Universal-German
- παγκόσμιοςGreek
- universalaEsperanto
- universalSpanish
- جهانیPersian
- yleispätevä, yleismaailmallinen, yleis-Finnish
- universel, universelleFrench
- uilechoiteann, comhchoiteannIrish
- universalGalician
- עולמיHebrew
- यूनिवर्सलHindi
- inivèsèlHaitian Creole
- egyetemesHungarian
- universalIndonesian
- universalaIdo
- universaleItalian
- ユニバーサルJapanese
- ಸಾರ್ವತ್ರಿಕKannada
- 전세계의, 우주의Korean
- universalisLatin
- sejagat, universalMalay
- universeelDutch
- universellNorwegian
- uniwersalnyPolish
- universalPortuguese
- космический, всеобщий, универсальный, глобальный, всесторонний, вселенский, общечеловеческий, всемирныйRussian
- universal-, universellSwedish
- உலகளாவியTamil
- సార్వత్రికTelugu
- evrenselTurkish
- عالمگیرUrdu
- phổ cậpVietnamese
- וניווערסאַלYiddish
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