generalised
Applied to all
Generalised is the British spelling of generalized.
Something generalised applies broadly rather than to specific cases: a generalised feeling of unease, generalised inflammation throughout the body.
The spelling with -ised is standard in British, Australian, and other Commonwealth English, while American English uses -ized.
Including all elements
- inclusiveCovering all members
- encompassingIncluding all within bounds
- extensiveCovering a large scope
- wide-rangingCovering many subjects
sweeping · overall · all-encompassing · all-inclusive · broad-based · cross-disciplinary · interdisciplinary · umbrella
Overused to meaninglessness
- typecastRepeatedly assigned similar roles
- pigeonholedRigidly classified or dismissed
- prejudicedBiased against a group
- biasedUnfairly favoring one side
labelled · conventional · hackneyed · stock · formulaic · predictable · caricatured · essentialized
Of or relating to ideas
- theoreticalBased on hypothesis, untested
- philosophicalConcerned with fundamental truths
- notionalConceptual, not concrete
- ideationalRelating to forming concepts
abstracted · metaphysical · nonspecific · intellectual · speculative · hypothetical · intangible · immaterial
Oversimplifying complex matters
- simplisticExcessively basic, ignoring complexity
- crudeUnpolished, raw state
- distortedMisshapen from original form
- misleadingCausing false beliefs
facile · superficial · trivialized · cartoonish · binary · homogenized · undifferentiated · cookie-cutter
comprehensive
Including all elements
- inclusiveCovering all members
- encompassingIncluding all within bounds
- extensiveCovering a large scope
wide-ranging · sweeping · overall · all-encompassing · all-inclusive · broad-based · cross-disciplinary · interdisciplinary · umbrella · blanket
clichéd
Overused to meaninglessness
- typecastRepeatedly assigned similar roles
- pigeonholedRigidly classified or dismissed
- prejudicedBiased against a group
biased · labelled · conventional · hackneyed · stock · formulaic · predictable · caricatured · essentialized · reductive
conceptual
Of or relating to ideas
- theoreticalBased on hypothesis, untested
- philosophicalConcerned with fundamental truths
- notionalConceptual, not concrete
ideational · abstracted · metaphysical · nonspecific · intellectual · speculative · hypothetical · intangible · immaterial · vague
reductive
Oversimplifying complex matters
- simplisticExcessively basic, ignoring complexity
- crudeUnpolished, raw state
- distortedMisshapen from original form
misleading · facile · superficial · trivialized · cartoonish · binary · homogenized · undifferentiated · cookie-cutter · dumbed-down
generalisedspecialised
Focused on one domain
specialized · specific · particular · individualized · individualised
generalise, generalises, generalising, generalisations, generalisation