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Synonyms for specific
spɪˈsɪf ɪkspe·cif·ic
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Wiktionary
specificadjective
Antonyms:
pandemic, generic, general, nonspecific, all-purpose, widespread, broad, universal, general-purpose, unspecific, gross, overallspecificnoun
Antonyms:
all-purpose, generic, overall, gross, widespread, broad, unspecific, general, pandemic, universal, general-purpose, nonspecificspecificnoun
explicit or definite
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broad, widespread, general, gross, nonspecific, unspecific, all-purpose, universal, general-purpose, generic, pandemic, overallspecificnoun
of, or relating to a species
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gross, general, pandemic, all-purpose, widespread, unspecific, broad, universal, general-purpose, generic, nonspecific, overallspecificnoun
pertaining to a taxon at the rank of species
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broad, overall, pandemic, general, general-purpose, all-purpose, nonspecific, unspecific, generic, widespread, universal, grossspecificadjective
special, distinctive or unique
Antonyms:
overall, all-purpose, general-purpose, gross, nonspecific, universal, widespread, generic, pandemic, general, broad, unspecificspecificadjective
Antonyms:
overall, general-purpose, nonspecific, unspecific, pandemic, widespread, general, gross, generic, all-purpose, universal, broadspecificadjective
Antonyms:
generic, universal, general, all-purpose, pandemic, general-purpose, widespread, unspecific, broad, gross, nonspecific, overallspecificadjective
Antonyms:
nonspecific, all-purpose, generic, widespread, broad, universal, gross, pandemic, general-purpose, overall, unspecific, generalspecificadjective
Antonyms:
nonspecific, widespread, pandemic, universal, overall, general-purpose, generic, all-purpose, unspecific, general, broad, grossspecificadjective
Antonyms:
unspecific, generic, general, all-purpose, universal, widespread, nonspecific, overall, broad, pandemic, gross, general-purpose
Princeton's WordNet
particular, specificnoun
a fact about some part (as opposed to general)
"he always reasons from the particular to the general"
Synonyms:
particular proposition, item, particular, detailAntonyms:
general, unspecified, gross, general-purpose, nonspecific, widespread, all-purpose, universal, generic, unspecific, pandemic, broad, overallspecificadjective
a medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease
"quinine is a specific for malaria"
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particularAntonyms:
general, universal, overall, gross, generic, nonspecific, pandemic, broad, all-purpose, widespread, general-purpose, unspecified, unspecificspecificadjective
(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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general, widespread, pandemic, generic, gross, nonspecific, general-purpose, overall, broad, universal, all-purpose, unspecific, unspecifiedspecificadjective
stated explicitly or in detail
"needed a specific amount"
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general, nonspecific, all-purpose, universal, unspecific, widespread, unspecified, pandemic, overall, generic, gross, general-purpose, broadspecificadjective
relating to or distinguishing or constituting a taxonomic species
"specific characters"
Antonyms:
general, unspecific, universal, nonspecific, widespread, all-purpose, generic, gross, pandemic, general-purpose, unspecified, overall, broadspecificadjective
being or affecting a disease produced by a particular microorganism or condition; used also of stains or dyes used in making microscope slides
"quinine is highly specific for malaria"; "a specific remedy"; "a specific stain is one having a specific affinity for particular structural elements"
Antonyms:
general, pandemic, nonspecific, generic, unspecific, overall, gross, widespread, all-purpose, general-purpose, universal, unspecified, broad
Dictionary of English Synonymes
specificadjective
Synonyms:
peculiar, particular, especial, characteristicspecificadjective
specificnoun
Synonyms:
special medicine, sovereign remedy, infallible remedyspecificnoun
Synonyms:
unfailing agent, sure means
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
specificadjective
Synonyms:
definite, precise, specified, characteristic, particular, special
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "specific":
concrete, particular, special, precise, certain, accurate, specified, practical, tangible, definite, individual, targeted, own, unique, grained, specific, spécifiques, exact, detailed, dedicated, determined, explicit, specifically, individuals, some, précis, clear, peculiar, focused, separate, treaty-specific, specificity, product-specific, -specific, fine-grained, distinctive, specialized, actual
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#92 | some | |
#214 | item | |
#273 | special | |
#294 | own | |
#738 | specific | |
#842 | individual | |
#907 | clear | |
#1100 | certain | |
#1113 | particular | |
#1287 | unique | |
#1579 | detailed | |
#1703 | specified | |
#1799 | detail | |
#1806 | individuals | |
#1920 | actual | |
#2228 | separate | |
#2328 | determined | |
#2370 | dedicated | |
#2735 | practical | |
#2971 | specifically | |
#3066 | accurate | |
#3402 | exact | |
#3693 | focused | |
#3834 | concrete | |
#5667 | targeted | |
#5758 | specialized | |
#6371 | explicit | |
#7489 | precise | |
#10110 | distinctive | |
#12248 | definite | |
#13539 | tangible | |
#14577 | specificity | |
#15415 | peculiar | |
#26603 | grained | |
#71378 | precis |
How to use specific in a sentence?
Reportedly, the FBI even neglected to notify the relevant local police departments of these specific threats, which urged followers of the terrorist group to assassinate American citizens, these alleged failures are alarming, given the FBI’s stated commitment to ‘work closely with federal, state, and local partners to keep the public informed of potential threats.’.
An Australian origination manager:
For many Australian corporations, Green bonds are a good fit because they have natural green assets that can be ring-fenced for these instruments, as far as pricing is concerned, I do not expect a differential to develop between Green and standard bonds with the growth of the Green market likely to happen naturally as more investors participate in a widening array of Green-specific projects.
I think that probably these types of actions will fail initially, but over time the prospect of them succeeding is likely to increase, partly because the science linking climate change and specific climatic events to actions or failure to take action seems to be improving.
The hospitality industry is a hub for human trafficking, modern slavery is not specific to a certain type of hotel, it doesn't discriminate between a budget or five star hotel – it goes across the board.
It was surprising that adolescents were actually using it for abuse. It's very specific, you have to be in a program to get this. It's carefully managed. It's not widely available. ... It is available on the street, but essentially, the majority of this is from these management programs and someone's in therapy, someone in the house, them or a family member.
Translations for specific
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- específicCatalan, Valencian
- konkrétní, relativní, specifickýCzech
- penodolWelsh
- εξειδικευμένος, συγκεκριμένος, ειδικόςGreek
- specifaEsperanto
- específicoSpanish
- eriline, omane, eri-, kindelEstonian
- خاصPersian
- erikoinen, erityinen, spesifinen, ominainen, lajityyppinen, lajiFinnish
- spécifiqueFrench
- კუთრიGeorgian
- specificRomanian
- конкретный, особый, специальный, явный, видовой, особенный, специфическийRussian
- නිශ්චිතSinhala, Sinhalese
- குறிப்பிட்டTamil
- 具体的Chinese
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