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Synonyms for generic
dʒəˈnɛr ɪkgener·ic

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  1. genericadjective

    Synonyms:
    general

    Antonyms:
    specific, proprietary, non-generic

  2. genericadjective

    Very comprehensive; pertaining or appropriate to large classes or groups as opposed to specific

    Synonyms:
    general

    Antonyms:
    specific, non-generic, proprietary

  3. genericadjective

    Of, or relating to a genus

    Synonyms:
    general

    Antonyms:
    proprietary, specific, non-generic

  4. genericadjective

    Not having a brand name

    Synonyms:
    general

    Antonyms:
    specific, proprietary, non-generic

  5. genericadjective

    Of a drug identified by its chemical name

    Synonyms:
    general

    Antonyms:
    non-generic, specific, proprietary

  6. genericadjective

    Specifying neither masculine nor feminine e.g. salesperson

    Synonyms:
    general

    Antonyms:
    non-generic, proprietary, specific

  7. genericadjective

    (Of program code) Written so as to operate on any data type, the type required being passed as a parameter.

    Synonyms:
    general

    Antonyms:
    non-generic, specific, proprietary

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. generic

    Synonyms:
    general, common, collective

    Antonyms:
    particular, personal, specific

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. generic, generic winenoun

    a wine that is a blend of several varieties of grapes with no one grape predominating; a wine that does not carry the name of any specific grape

    Synonyms:
    generic wine

    Antonyms:
    varietal wine, varietal, proprietary, specific

  2. genericadjective

    any product that can be sold without a brand name

    Synonyms:
    generic wine

    Antonyms:
    varietal, varietal wine, proprietary, specific

  3. genericadjective

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

    "the generic name"

    Antonyms:
    varietal, varietal wine, proprietary, specific

  4. genericadjective

    (of drugs) not protected by trademark

    "`Acetaminophen' is the generic form of the proprietary drug `Tylenol'"

    Antonyms:
    varietal wine, varietal, specific, proprietary

  5. genericadjective

    applicable to an entire class or group

    "is there a generic Asian mind?"

    Antonyms:
    varietal, varietal wine, proprietary, specific

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#736common
#2462credits
#3029generic
#5313collective
#32169generics
#64893nonproprietary

How to use generic in a sentence?

  1. Adam Fein:

    The future of pharmacy is really about being a low cost buyer of generic drugs and capability to dispense specialty drugs and that is an area of challenge for several supermarket operators.

  2. Teva Chief Executive Erez Vigodman:

    Our respective portfolios of generic medicines and applications are highly complementary, providing Teva with high quality growth and earnings visibility, and the scale and resources to expand upon our specialty capabilities, this acquisition reinforces our strategy, accelerates growth and diversifies revenues both by product and geographically, supporting our new business model.

  3. Rajiv Malik:

    Yes, GSK has been under price pressure recently but the price is still pretty attractive to bring in a generic.

  4. Chief Executive Michael Pearson:

    In hindsight I regret pursuing, transactions where a central premise was a planned increase in the prices of the medicines, we should have abandoned the transaction with Marathon when it became clear that the expected arrival of generic competition made the economics of the deal dependent on significant price increases.

  5. Kelly Cleland:

    I am in favor of expanding access, but this is a missed opportunity when a generic brand comes into the market with a high price barrier.


Translations for generic

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  • عَمِيم, كُلِّيّ, عام, مُحِيطٌ, شُمُولِيّ, عامّ, جامِع, إِجْمالِيّ, عُمُومِيّ, مُطْلَق, شامِلArabic
  • genèricCatalan, Valencian
  • gattungsmäßig, Generikum, allgemein, arttypisch, generic, generisch, artmäßig, typischGerman
  • γενικός, γενόσημος, γενόσημοGreek
  • genéricoSpanish
  • عمومیPersian
  • yleinen, [[geneerinen]] [[tuote]], geneerinen, yleis-, suku-Finnish
  • produit générique, médicament générique, génériqueFrench
  • cineálachIrish
  • gneitheachScottish Gaelic
  • xenéricoGalician
  • सामान्यHindi
  • generikusHungarian
  • umumIndonesian
  • generalaIdo
  • genericoItalian
  • 일반적인Korean
  • generiekDutch
  • kjo/nnsno/ytral, generisk, merkelo/sNorwegian
  • rodzajowyPolish
  • genéricoPortuguese
  • джене́рик, о́бщий, обобщённый, [[непатентованный, родово́й, всео́бщий, [[нема́рочный]]/[[безма́рочный]] [[товар]], общий, безма́рочный, видово́й, [[немарочный, нема́рочныйRussian
  • generiskSwedish
  • genel, kapsamlı, soyuna özgü, familyaya ait, üreysel, generic, eşdeğer, genelleyici, cinsle ilgiliTurkish
  • عامUrdu
  • 通用Chinese

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