GENERALISTS Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

generalists

noun

plural of generalist

as in jacks-of-all-trades

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Noun

Tablets, for instance, are jacks-of-all-trades, giving you a single screen for streaming, scrolling, reading, light work, and the occasional email.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 26 June 2026

Definition of jacks-of-all-trades

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Hundreds of laymen, actuated solely by idle curiosity, received little more than a crick in the neck for their pains.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 12 Aug. 2026
Some prominent conservative Catholic laymen, like Fox News host Sean Hannity, have risen to Trump’s defense.

— W. James Antle III, The Washington Examiner, 19 Apr. 2026

Definition of laymen

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The district attorney's office declined to prosecute the nearly two dozen remaining cases, with county officials later saying nonprofessionals (Hansen and NBC) compromised the investigation's integrity.

— Julie Hinds, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
Very similar to the nonprofessionals.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 May 2026

Definition of nonprofessionals

Noun

Recent evaluations show leading models generating plausible ideas for pathogen modification, evading DNA synthesis screening or providing step-by-step guidance that could assist nonexperts in bioweapon pathways.

— Jordan Henry, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Some of these entries are quite obscure for nonexperts, such as one that relies on an understanding of a five-cell von Neumann neighborhood.

— Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 10 Jan. 2026

Definition of nonexperts

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Attendees range from commercial and wedding photographers to videographers, content creators, hobbyists, retirees, children and people who recently picked up their first camera.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 24 Aug. 2026
With the help of international astronomy professionals and hobbyists, the center tracked the errant upper stage for months, then gradually honed their assessments to identify potential impact locations.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of hobbyists

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Some CEOs are using tokens to track how their teams are deploying AI, from the productive tokenmaxers overhauling their departments to the tone-deaf dabblers squandering compute on useless projects.

— Diane Brady, Fortune, 20 May 2026
Not dabblers in the slave trade, tycoons of the slave trade.

— Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025

Definition of dabblers

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