Antonyms of adj circumstantial

1 sense of circumstantial

Sense 1
circumstantial -- (fully detailed and specific about particulars; "a circumstantial report about the debate")

INDIRECT (VIA specific) -> general -- (applying to all or most members of a category or group; "the general public"; "general assistance"; "a general rule"; "in general terms"; "comprehensible to the general reader")
INDIRECT (VIA specific, specific) -> nonspecific -- (not caused by a specific agent; used also of staining in making microscope slides; "nonspecific enteritis")

Similarity of adj circumstantial

1 sense of circumstantial

Sense 1
circumstantial -- (fully detailed and specific about particulars; "a circumstantial report about the debate")
       => specific (vs. general) (vs. nonspecific) -- ((sometimes followed by `to') applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique; "rules with specific application"; "demands specific to the job"; "a specific and detailed account of the accident")

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