GENERALIZATIONS Synonyms: 21 Similar Words

generalizations

noun

plural of generalization

as in notions

an idea or statement about all of the members of a group or all the instances of a situation the generalization that children who like violent entertainment grow up to be violent criminals

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Recent Examples of generalizations The same can be demonstrated for generalizations of square grids in high dimensions. — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2026 What’s bothered me, though, is how its backers have anchored their messaging around a lot of misleading generalizations about the state of college sports. — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 At last week’s meeting, though, Warsh spoke largely in platitudes and generalizations. — John Cassidy, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026 Some called out the statement for making sweeping generalizations about Phish fans, especially when most of the crowd was all kind vibes. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 14 July 2026 That includes everything from feeding the lie that Obama was not born in the United States to crude generalizations about majority-Black countries and posts that have sparked anger on his Truth Social website. — Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026 Brousson is an Austin resident and often posts satirical videos teasing Texas cliches and generalizations. — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 June 2026 Teenagers are tested on more advanced skills, such as making generalizations from a reading passage and comparing information from charts and graphs. — ABC News, 10 June 2026 Of course, if the AI does generalize, the difficulty is that the AI generalizations about mental health might be off base. — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026

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But forget about any One Weird Trick notions of timing a flight purchase for a specific day of the week.

— Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 5 Oct. 2026
Then came the ‘70s and a spate of often schlocky but still unsettling films that married the two notions.

— Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of notions

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Jolly’s remarks came shortly after his campaign began airing a new ad that political experts and some within his party argue is leaning into racial stereotypes about Black men.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026
Based on the bestselling novel by Kevin Kwan, Crazy Rich Asians marked a watershed moment for Asian representation in Hollywood and a promising step forward in an industry filled with one-dimensional stereotypes.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of stereotypes

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The show plays with some clever concepts, particularly in its visual presentation; as the simulation scenarios pile up, so do Vision clones until a dozen exhausted, exasperated Bettanys all collapse on a hotel floor.

— Alison Herman, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Founded in 2009, the retailer’s business comprises 15 stores across China, as well as lifestyle concepts including a restaurant, a tea house, and a flower shop.

— Ashley Ogawa Clarke, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of concepts

Noun

Many young adults who started families in the past twenty years were raised this way, which shaped their own conceptions of how to rear children.

— Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
Whether destruction or technological progress, both are purposeful activities, each with different conceptions of success or failure.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 17 Sep. 2026

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