What are some opposite words for specialization?
Antonyms for specializationspe·cial·iza·tion
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term specialization.
Wiktionary
specializationnoun
Antonyms:
abstraction, generalizationspecializationnoun
Antonyms:
generalization, abstraction
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Princeton's WordNet
specialization, specialisationnoun
the act of specializing; making something suitable for a special purpose
Synonyms:
differentiation, specialism, specialty, specialisation, specialityspecialization, specialisation, specialty, speciality, specialismnoun
the special line of work you have adopted as your career
"his specialization is gastroenterology"
Synonyms:
specialty, differentiation, long suit, specialness, metier, peculiarity, specialisation, specialism, strong point, speciality, strength, strong suit, distinctiveness, fortespecialization, specialisation, differentiationnoun
(biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function
"cell differentiation in the developing embryo"
Synonyms:
differentiation, specialism, specialty, specialisation, speciality, distinction
Editors Contribution
untalented
something you are. jk. you're amazing
you're so untalented get some skills and work on them
How to use specialization in a sentence?
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.
There is a preponderance of them here, and what we think is this is perhaps a specialization site, where they were working hides. And that is indicative of a very cognitively advanced sort of society.
Robert Heinlein, The voice of Lazarus Long:
Specialization is for insects.
This is a function of how economies have evolved and diversified, you see over time different areas of specialization around the country.
R. Buckminster Fuller, Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth, 1963:
Of course, our failures are a consequence of many factors, but possibly one of the most important is the fact that society operates on the theory that specialization is the key to success, not realizing that specialization precludes comprehensive thinking.
Words popularity by usage frequency
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#15863 | specialization | |
#15864 | abstraction | |
#23656 | generalization |
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