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nonspecific

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • /nɒnspəˈsɪfɪk/
    • /nɒnspəˈsɪfɪk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • /nɒnspəˈsɪfɪk/

Definitions of nonspecific word

  • noun nonspecific Not detailed or exact; general. 1
  • adjective nonspecific general, generalized 1
  • adjective nonspecific Nonspecific medical conditions or symptoms have more than one possible cause. 0
  • adjective nonspecific Something that is nonspecific is general rather than precise or exact. 0
  • adjective nonspecific not explicit, particular, or definite 0

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Parts of speech for Nonspecific

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nonspecific popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

Synonyms for nonspecific

adjective nonspecific

  • generic — of, applicable to, or referring to all the members of a genus, class, group, or kind; general.
  • general — of or relating to all persons or things belonging to a group or category: a general meeting of the employees.
  • broad — Something that is broad is wide.
  • broad-based — comprehensive and inclusive
  • broad-spectrum — effective against a wide variety of diseases or microorganisms

Antonyms for nonspecific

adjective nonspecific

  • specific — having a special application, bearing, or reference; specifying, explicit, or definite: to state one's specific purpose.
  • exclusive — An item or story published or broadcast by only one source.
  • narrow — of little breadth or width; not broad or wide; not as wide as usual or expected: a narrow path.
  • particular — of or relating to a single or specific person, thing, group, class, occasion, etc., rather than to others or all; special rather than general: one's particular interests in books.
  • empty — A container (esp. a bottle or glass) left empty of its contents.

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