Synonyms for specific
- adjective
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All synonyms
Adjective
1. Particular — special, distinctive or unique
particular, special, proper, individual, peculiar, characteristic, precise, respective, concrete, express, limited, explicit, circumstantial, definite, singular, unambiguous, especial, minute, monosemous rare
Other
specified, specifical rare
Definitions
- adj. 1
Special, distinctive or unique.
Related words
- Word family
- specifical specifically specificity specificness
- Phrases
- specific gravity specific risk specific contract specific epithet specific heat specific heat capacity specific gravity bottle
Example sentences
- special Are you doing anything special for New Year's Eve?
- particular I mean students in general, but not in particular.
- individual An individual is the smallest unit of the society.
- peculiar The custom of bowing is peculiar to the islanders.
- specified He arrived five minutes after the specified time.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| specific | steady | |
| special | falling | |
| particular | steady | |
| individual | steady | |
| peculiar | falling | |
| specified | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- minute2, proper2
- 7 letters
- special2, limited3, express2, precise2
- 8 letters
- concrete2, explicit3, definite3, peculiar3, singular3, especial3
- 9 letters
- specified3
- 10 letters
- particular4, individual5, respective3, monosemous, specifical
- 11 letters
- unambiguous5
- 14 letters
- characteristic5, circumstantial4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (minute2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- spécifique
- Italiano
- specifico
- Español
- específico
- Deutsch
- spezifisch
- Català
- específic