nonspecific

/ ˌnɒnspɪˈsɪfɪk /

adjective

1. not explicit, particular, or definite

Example Sentences

If confirmed, the new findings unlock numerous possibilities, and the researchers said an even better nonspecific universal vaccine could be designed.

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Amid whatever contentious points they wanted to score, presidents have nearly always reverted to some broad-minded but nonspecific celebration of diversity and pluralism.

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There were placeholders and they were nonspecific enough that we felt that they’d be appropriate — the scene was Abbott on the roof, I make reference to having made a speech, the speech was TBD.

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“Due to the nonspecific presentation and limitations in testing for this virus in most countries, the number of reported cases are an underestimate of the true burden of disease.”

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It seemed to be slipping so fast and precipitously that its cause had to be more than the accumulation of nonspecific skirmishes with aging.

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Related Words

• comprehensive 
• expansive 
• extensive 
• far-reaching 
• sweeping 
• universal 
• wide 
• wide-ranging