Synonyms for specialization
spe·cial·iza·tion

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:3.8 / 8 votes

1. specializationnoun

   Antonyms:
   abstraction, generalization

2. specializationnoun

   Antonyms:
   generalization, abstraction

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:4.0 / 5 votes

1. specialization, specialisationnoun

   the act of specializing; making something suitable for a special purpose

   Synonyms:
   differentiation, specialism, specialty, specialisation, speciality

2. specialization, specialisation, specialty, speciality, specialismnoun

   the special line of work you have adopted as your career

   "his specialization is gastroenterology"

   Synonyms:
   specialty, differentiation, long suit, specialness, metier, peculiarity, specialisation, specialism, strong point, speciality, strength, strong suit, distinctiveness, forte

3. specialization, specialisation, differentiationnoun

   (biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function

   "cell differentiation in the developing embryo"

   Synonyms:
   differentiation, specialism, specialty, specialisation, speciality, distinction

Matched Categories

1. • Adaptation
   • Biology
   • Change Of State

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1. List of paraphrases for "specialization":

   specialisation, specialty, specialties, expertise, specialities, speciality, professionalization, specialist, honours

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How to use specialization in a sentence?

1. Robert Heinlein:

   A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.

2. R. Buckminster Fuller, Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth, 1963:

   Of course, our failures are a consequence of many factors, but possibly one of the most important is the fact that society operates on the theory that specialization is the key to success, not realizing that specialization precludes comprehensive thinking.

3. Joseph Aldy:

   This is a function of how economies have evolved and diversified, you see over time different areas of specialization around the country.

4. Robert Heinlein, The voice of Lazarus Long:

   Specialization is for insects.

5. Jo Anne Van Tilburg:

   The near exclusive use of one quarry to produce these seventeen tools supports a view of craft specialization based on information exchange, but we can't know at this stage if the interaction was collaborative, it may also have been coercive in some way. Human behavior is complex. This study encourages further mapping and stone sourcing, and our excavations continue to shed new light on moai carving.