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specific

The word “specific” has 3 syllables: spe-ci-fic

It's pronounced as /spəˈsɪf.ɪk/

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In the thesaurus, “specific” has 156 synonyms and 34 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for specific along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for specific

Antonyms for specific

Meanings of specific

  • noun
    1. A distinguishing attribute or quality.
    2. A remedy for a specific disease or condition.
    3. Specification.
    4. (in the plural) The details; particulars.
  • adjective
    1. Explicit or definite.
    2. Pertaining to a species.
    3. Pertaining to a taxon at the rank of species.
    4. Special, distinctive or unique.
    5. Intended for, or applying to, a particular thing.
    6. Serving to identify a particular thing (often a disease or condition), with little risk of mistaking something else for it.
    7. Being a remedy for a particular disease.
    8. Limited to a particular antibody or antigen.
    9. Of a value divided by mass (e.g. specific orbital energy).
    10. Similarly referring to a value divided by any measure which acts to standardize it (e.g. thrust specific fuel consumption, referring to fuel consumption divided by thrust).
    11. A measure compared with a standard reference value by division, to produce a ratio without unit or dimension (e.g. specific refractive index is a pure number, and is relative to that of air).

Example Sentences

  • She asked a specific question about the project details.
  • The doctor gave specific instructions for the treatment.
  • We need a specific plan to solve this problem.
  • He has a specific reason for making that decision.
  • The rule applies only to specific situations.

On this page you'll find 190 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to specific, such as: affection, ambiguous, antibiotic, antiseptic, article, aspect, attribute.

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ABCs

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