Synonyms for Specific
6 senses across 2 parts of speech, powered by WordNet 3.0.
Words related to "Specific" (adjective) include ad hoc, circumstantial, limited, special, particular.
Adjective
(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"
Similar
ad hoccircumstantiallimitedspecialparticularpeculiarparticularizedparticularisedproperunique
stated explicitly or in detail
"needed a specific amount"
Similar
specified
relating to or distinguishing or constituting a taxonomic species
"specific characters"
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
generalnonspecific
Noun
a fact about some part (as opposed to general)
"he always reasons from the particular to the general"
Synonyms
particular
Broader
fact
a medicine that has a mitigating effect on a specific disease
"quinine is a specific for malaria"
Broader
medicine
Antonyms
general
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