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specifically

[spi-sif-ik-lee] / spɪˈsɪf ɪk li /
ADVERB
expressly, particularly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
categorically clearly correctly definitely especially exactly explicitly individually pointedly precisely respectively specially
WEAK
accurately characteristically concretely distinctively in detail in specie indicatively minutely peculiarly
Antonyms
STRONGEST
inaccurately indefinitely questionably
WEAK
broadly generally

Example Sentences

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The added coverage External link includes new protection specifically related to wartime conditions in the form of war hull risk insurance, protection and indemnity, and cargo insurance.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Growing up, Cissé loved listening to disco music, specifically the Black artists that built the genre in the 1970s.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Postal Service last week announced its first-ever temporary price increase specifically to help cover rising fuel, insurance, vehicle maintenance and other costs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

It is unclear if the presenter's question referred specifically to divisions around Nasa's Artemis programme.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Turned out, Laura Friendly was a big basketball fan—Lakers fan, specifically.

From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.