generalise
Draw sweeping inferences
Generalise is the British spelling of generalize.
To generalise is to form broad conclusions from specific cases: It's hard to generalise from just one example.
It also means to make something more widely applicable or to speak in broad terms rather than specifics: He tends to generalise about politics without citing evidence.
Extend beyond valid scope
- pigeonholeClassify too rigidly
- typecastRepeatedly assigned similar roles
- stereotypeFixed oversimplified notion
- labelIdentifying attachment or marker
profile · lump together · oversimplify · caricature · prejudge · assume · blanket statement · categorise
Reach by reasoning
- concludeEnd or infer
- inferDerive by reasoning
- reasonBasis or justification
- extrapolateExtend known data outward
induce · derive · surmise · conjecture · hypothesize · assume · presume · speculate
Fundamental truth or standard
- ruleGoverning principle or standard
- lawBinding principle or regulation
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
- theoryExplanatory set of principles
axiom · tenet · maxim · truism · norm · standard · paradigm · framework
Make longer or larger
- expandIncrease in size
- widenExpand in breadth
- broadenExpand in scope
- extrapolateExtend known data outward
scale up · universalize · spread · transfer · adapt · diversify · enlarge · amplify
Condensed version of text
- distillPurify through vaporization
- reduceMake smaller in degree
- condenseMake more compact
- summarizeState main points briefly
boil down · streamline · strip down · gloss over · skim · outline · compress · essentialize
overgeneralise
Extend beyond valid scope
- pigeonholeClassify too rigidly
- typecastRepeatedly assigned similar roles
- stereotypeFixed oversimplified notion
label · profile · lump together · oversimplify · caricature · prejudge · assume · blanket statement · categorise · homogenise
deduce
Reach by reasoning
extrapolate · induce · derive · surmise · conjecture · hypothesize · assume · presume · speculate · postulate
principle
Fundamental truth or standard
- ruleGoverning principle or standard
- lawBinding principle or regulation
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
theory · axiom · tenet · maxim · truism · norm · standard · paradigm · framework · model
extend
Make longer or larger
extrapolate · scale up · universalize · spread · transfer · adapt · diversify · enlarge · amplify · develop
abstract
Condensed version of text
summarize · boil down · streamline · strip down · gloss over · skim · outline · compress · essentialize · schematize
generalisespecify
State in detail
particularize · particularise · detail · itemize · enumerate
generalisededuce
Reach by reasoning
apply · instantiate · exemplify · concretize · operationalize
- hasty generalizationConclusion from insufficient evidence
- generalized anxietyPersistent excessive worry disorder
- generalized anxiety disorderChronic excessive worry condition
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