specific
blanket, broad, general, generic, umbrella
descriptive
common
basic, key
correct, preferred
precise
ambiguous, vague
mild, strong
His objection was couched in the strongest terms.

colloquial, slang
derogatory, pejorative
‘Nerd’ is a pejorative term for someone who likes computers.

technical
search
Try entering the search term ‘classical music’.

clinical, legal, medical, musical, etc.

use
be couched in
define, explain
coin, introduce, invent
The term ‘acid rain’ was coined in the 19th century.

borrow
prefer
I prefer the term ‘network’ to ‘community’.

apply
I think we can apply the term ‘genius’ to the painter.

connote sth, denote sth, describe sth, mean sth
apply to sth, be applied to sth, cover sth, refer to sth
The term ‘renewable energy’ is applied, for example, to energy deriving from solar radiation.

term for
‘Old man’ is a slang term for ‘father’.

term of
a term of abuse/endearment

in glowing terms
The chairman spoke of the achievements of the company in glowing terms.

in no uncertain terms
I let them know in no uncertain terms how disappointed I was.

in simple terms
in the following terms

absolute, material, practical, real
Income has increased in real terms by 5%.

relative
Iceland has had a mild winter, in relative terms.

broad, general
clear, concrete
The law should be set out in clear terms.

abstract
international
negative
She tends to perceive herself in purely negative terms.

cultural, economic, financial, historical, money, political, scientific, social, etc.
In money terms, the event was a disaster.

favourable/favorable, unfavourable/unfavorable
express, implied (both BrE,law)
the breach of an express term in the contract

contract, credit, peace

dictate, negotiate, set
Our opponents set the terms of the debate.

accept, agree on, agree to
violate
extend

under the terms of
Under the terms of the alliance, Japan was not obliged to enter the war.

on amicable terms, on friendly terms, on good terms
The dispute was resolved on amicable terms.

on equal terms
It is a sport in which the top men and women can compete on equal terms.

on familiar terms, on first-name terms
I'm on first-name terms with my boss.

on speaking terms
They haven't been on speaking terms since they had that big row.

terms and conditions
A wide range of accounts are available, with varying terms and conditions.

college, school, university (BrE)
spring, summer, etc.

paper (AmE)
I was working on a term paper for a geography class.

during (the) term
It's hard to get away during term.

in the term
We have exams in the summer term.

the beginning of (the) term, the end of (the) term
It's the end of term. (BrE)
It's the end of the term. (AmE)

long, short
a long term of imprisonment

full (medical)
The pregnancy went to full term (= lasted the normal length of time).

fixed
The contract was for a fixed term of five years.

jail, prison
presidential
first, second
The president wants to make tax reform a top priority during his second term.

serve
He served a five-year prison term.

seek
She is now seeking her second term in the Senate.

win
Blair won a third term of office.

begin, complete

run
Her current term runs until January 2014.

expire, run out
His term expires at the end of May.

at term (medical)
Her baby was born at term.

in the long term, in the medium term, in the near term, in the short term
In the long term, our efforts will pay off.

a term of imprisonment, a term of office
The president was sworn in for his second term of office.

a term of years
The lease is granted for a set term of years.