Antonyms for generic
dʒəˈnɛr ɪkgener·ic

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1. genericadjective

   Antonyms:
   specific, proprietary, non-generic

   Synonyms:
   general

2. genericadjective

   Very comprehensive; pertaining or appropriate to large classes or groups as opposed to specific

   Antonyms:
   specific, non-generic, proprietary

   Synonyms:
   general

3. genericadjective

   Of, or relating to a genus

   Antonyms:
   proprietary, specific, non-generic

   Synonyms:
   general

4. genericadjective

   Not having a brand name

   Antonyms:
   specific, proprietary, non-generic

   Synonyms:
   general

5. genericadjective

   Of a drug identified by its chemical name

   Antonyms:
   non-generic, specific, proprietary

   Synonyms:
   general

6. genericadjective

   Specifying neither masculine nor feminine e.g. salesperson

   Antonyms:
   non-generic, proprietary, specific

   Synonyms:
   general

7. genericadjective

   (Of program code) Written so as to operate on any data type, the type required being passed as a parameter.

   Synonyms:
   general

   Antonyms:
   non-generic, specific, proprietary

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1. generic

   Antonyms:
   particular, personal, specific

   Synonyms:
   general, common, collective

Matched Categories

1. • Biology
   • Drug

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. generic, generic winenoun

   a wine that is a blend of several varieties of grapes with no one grape predominating; a wine that does not carry the name of any specific grape

   Antonyms:
   varietal wine, varietal, proprietary, specific

   Synonyms:
   generic wine

2. genericadjective

   any product that can be sold without a brand name

   Antonyms:
   varietal, varietal wine, proprietary, specific

   Synonyms:
   generic wine

3. genericadjective

   relating to or common to or descriptive of all members of a genus

   "the generic name"

   Antonyms:
   varietal, varietal wine, proprietary, specific

4. genericadjective

   (of drugs) not protected by trademark

   "`Acetaminophen' is the generic form of the proprietary drug `Tylenol'"

   Antonyms:
   varietal wine, varietal, specific, proprietary

5. genericadjective

   applicable to an entire class or group

   "is there a generic Asian mind?"

   Antonyms:
   varietal, varietal wine, proprietary, specific

How to use generic in a sentence?

1. Rajiv Malik:

   Yes, GSK has been under price pressure recently but the price is still pretty attractive to bring in a generic.

2. Elie Honig:

   In fact, prosecutors use those generic labels for a variety of reasons, most commonly to refer to people who participated in the conspiracy but have not yet been publicly charged.

3. Hans Hogerzeil:

   Iran has a very well developed pharmaceutical industry which is largely self-sufficient, it's very much a generic industry and they have a very strong generic prescription policy.

4. Patrick Murray:

   This is pretty astounding, not only are New Jersey Democrats doing better on the generic House ballot statewide, but the shift is coming almost entirely from districts currently held by the GOP. If these results hold, we could be down to just one or two -- or maybe even zero -- Republican members in the state congressional delegation after November.

5. Michael Levesque:

   Generic drugs are essentially commodity products chosen on cost and as the purchasers consolidate and exert their leverage we would expect downward pressure.

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