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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
Antonyms:
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"
Synonyms:
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"
Antonyms:
general, widespread, pandemic, generic, gross, nonspecific, general-purpose, overall, broad, universal, all-purpose, unspecific, unspecifiedspecificadjective
stated explicitly or in detail
"needed a specific amount"
Antonyms:
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?
This ammunition is specific to that launcher and will not operate in any other launching device without catastrophic failure.
The Task Force understands that some men will continue to request screening and some doctors will continue to offer it, patients requesting screening should be provided with the opportunity to make informed choices to be screened that reflect their values about specific benefits and harms.
At this point it's tough to make too many specific plans when there are so many unknowns around it.
Being specific about our physical ailments — instead of vague and dismissive — can actually deepen relationships and help us all feel less isolated in this process.
If we can get a critical mass through an acquisition or a specific capability, we will do that deal.
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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