Another word for universal
universal
modif.
Concerning the universe
cosmic, stellar, celestial, empyrean, sidereal, astronomical, cosmogonal.
Worldwide
tellurian, mundane, earthly, terrestrial, sublunary, terrene, human, worldly.
Antonyms local*, restricted, district.
General
general, entire, all-embracing, prevalent, customary, usual, whole, sweeping, extensive, comprehensive, total, unlimited, limitless, endless, vast, widespread, catholic, ecumenical, common, regular, generic, undisputed, accepted, unrestricted.
Antonyms specialized*, limited, peculiar.
universal implies applicability to every case or individual, without exception, in the class, category, etc. concerned a universal practice among primitive peoples; general implies applicability to all, nearly all, or most of a group or class a general election; generic implies applicability to every member of a class or, specif. in biology, of a genus a generic characteristic of Homo sapiens, aspirin has become a generic term for acetylsalicylic acid
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Another word for universal
So pervasive and all-inclusive as to exist in or affect the whole world:
catholic, cosmic, cosmopolitan, ecumenical, global, pandemic, planetary, worldwide. See limited, specificEver present in all places:
omnipresent, ubiquitous. See limited, specificBelonging or relating to the whole:
common, general, generic. See specific
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