Generalization

Synonyms of generalization

• abstraction
• stereotype
• oversimplification

Antonyms of generalization

• specificity
• individualization
• particularization

Collocations of generalization

broad generalization

Frequency: 70 %

Making a broad generalization about all teenagers is unfair.

sweeping generalization

Frequency: 60 %

She made a sweeping generalization without considering individual differences.

hasty generalization

Frequency: 50 %

Jumping to conclusions based on limited evidence is a hasty generalization.

oversimplified generalization

Frequency: 45 %

His oversimplified generalization failed to capture the complexity of the issue.

unwarranted generalization

Frequency: 35 %

It is an unwarranted generalization to assume all politicians are corrupt.

Idiomatic Expressions for generalization

• Phrase: sweeping generalization
  Meaning: a statement that makes a broad and general claim without considering individual differences or exceptions
  Usage: His sweeping generalization about all politicians being corrupt was unfair and inaccurate.