generalities
Vague sweeping claims
Generalities are vague or broad statements that lack specific details: Let's move past generalities and talk specifics.
The term often carries a dismissive tone, suggesting the statements are too abstract to be useful.
A generality can also be a general principle or the quality of being general, though these senses are less common than the first.
Foundational moral beliefs
- conceptsAbstract mental constructs
- themesMain ideas throughout
- ideasMental creations or plans
- essenceFundamental nature of something
foundations · axioms · tenets · doctrines · theories · paradigms · frameworks · patterns
Extensive and far-reaching
- universalAffecting all equally
- encompassingIncluding all within bounds
- inclusiveCovering all members
- extensiveCovering a large scope
wide-ranging · comprehensive · all-encompassing · holistic · panoramic · synoptic · collective · overall
Openness to multiple interpretations
- imprecisionLack of exactness
- indefinitenessLack of clear boundaries
- obscurityState of being unknown
- fuzzinessIndistinct or unclear quality
indistinctness · haziness · murkiness · sketchiness · looseness · approximation · wooliness · gloss
principles
Foundational moral beliefs
essence · foundations · axioms · tenets · doctrines · theories · paradigms · frameworks · patterns · archetypes
sweeping
Extensive and far-reaching
- universalAffecting all equally
- encompassingIncluding all within bounds
- inclusiveCovering all members
extensive · wide-ranging · comprehensive · all-encompassing · holistic · panoramic · synoptic · collective · overall · global
ambiguity
Openness to multiple interpretations
- imprecisionLack of exactness
- indefinitenessLack of clear boundaries
- obscurityState of being unknown
fuzziness · indistinctness · haziness · murkiness · sketchiness · looseness · approximation · wooliness · gloss · handwaving
generalitiesspecifics
Exact details of something
details · particulars · specificities · particularity · minutiae
generalitiespeculiarities
Distinctive odd characteristics
singularities · individualities · idiosyncrasies · special cases · exceptions
generalitiescase studies
Detailed analyses of instances
particulars · facts · data points · evidence · illustrations
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