generic
Lacking brand name
Generic describes something that belongs to or characterizes a whole class or group rather than a specific member.
A generic drug is one sold without a brand name, typically after a patent expires, and containing the same active ingredients as the original: The pharmacist offered me the generic version to save money.
Generic can also suggest something lacking distinctive qualities or individuality—plain, unremarkable, or mass-produced: The hotel room had that generic corporate feel.
In grammar and computing, generic refers to forms or types that apply broadly rather than specifically.
Not the famous version
- no-nameLacking brand identity
- white-labelBrandless goods for rebranding
- unbrandedWithout identifying marks
- knockoffUnauthorized replica product
drugstore · budget · economy · commodity · bulk · supermarket · discount · imitation
Lacking distinctive qualities
- featurelessHaving no distinguishing marks
- characterlessLacking distinctive qualities
- unremarkableNot worthy of comment
- forgettableUnlikely to be recalled
anonymous · faceless · indistinct · nondescript · plain · undistinguished · unexceptional · vanilla
Preset standard option
- stockGoods kept for sale
- boilerplateStandardized reusable text
- templatePreset pattern for reproduction
- cookie-cutterMold for baked treats
one-size-fits-all · off-the-shelf · ready-made · prefabricated · formulaic · standardized · uniform · interchangeable
Inclusive of everything
- blanketSoft bed covering
- sweepingExtensive and far-reaching
- umbrellaHandheld rain shelter
- overarchingEncompassing all elements
catchall · nonspecific · unspecified · vague · abstract · inclusive · wide-ranging · all-purpose
off-brand
Not the famous version
- no-nameLacking brand identity
- white-labelBrandless goods for rebranding
- unbrandedWithout identifying marks
knockoff · drugstore · budget · economy · commodity · bulk · supermarket · discount · imitation · copycat
bland
Lacking distinctive qualities
- featurelessHaving no distinguishing marks
- characterlessLacking distinctive qualities
- unremarkableNot worthy of comment
forgettable · anonymous · faceless · indistinct · nondescript · plain · undistinguished · unexceptional · vanilla · beige
default
Preset standard option
- stockGoods kept for sale
- boilerplateStandardized reusable text
- templatePreset pattern for reproduction
cookie-cutter · one-size-fits-all · off-the-shelf · ready-made · prefabricated · formulaic · standardized · uniform · interchangeable · modular
overall
Inclusive of everything
overarching · catchall · nonspecific · unspecified · vague · abstract · inclusive · wide-ranging · all-purpose · multipurpose
- pharmacypharmacist, pharmacy, prescription, dispensing, prescriptions
- Drug Traitsaddictive, potent, toxic, sedative, narcotic
- store brandsstore brand, store brands, house brand, private label, own brand
- catch-allscatch-all, miscellaneous, miscellany, grab bag, hodgepodge
- pharmacologypharmacology, drugs, pharmacokinetics, dose, drug
- buying factorsprice, cost, value, quality, brand
genericspecific
Clearly defined, not vague
particular · individual · precise · concrete · exact
genericbranded
Marked by hot iron
proprietary · trademarked · brand-name · registered · patented
genericunique
Only one exists
distinctive · special · original · remarkable · exceptional
- in generalConsidering most cases
- general managerOverall operations supervisor
- director generalHighest-ranking organizational leader
- general publicPeople as a whole
- general storeAll-purpose rural shop
- generation gapAge-based cultural disconnect
general, generous, generation, generate, generally, generator, generously, generations, generated