exclusively

adverb

ex·​clu·​sive·​ly ik-ˈsklü-siv-lē 

-ziv-

: in an exclusive manner : in a way limited to a single person, group, category, method, etc.

an exclusively male/female clientele

I started working exclusively as an actor when I was 25 years old, and I had a good life.

—Bryan Cranston

With richer soil than New England, the Middle Colonies devoted themselves more exclusively to agriculture.

—Harold Underwood Faulkner et al.

"In some industries," says [Larry] Page, who spoke exclusively with TIME about the new venture, "it takes 10 or 20 years to go from an idea to something being real …"

—Harry McCracken and Lev Grossman

Synonyms of exclusively

• solely
• only
• purely
• just
• simply

Examples of exclusively in a Sentence

his best paintings are the ones that he did exclusively for the sheer pleasure they gave him

Recent Examples on the Web

In November, the actress exclusively told PEOPLE about entering a new chapter of her life. —Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026

While they were originally slated to work together, the case will now be investigated exclusively by the FBI. —Victor Jacobo, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026

It's located inside the Westin lobby and reserved exclusively for guests. —Skye Sherman, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026

Instead, on Saturday, Duke almost exclusively played man-to-man, the latest defensive tinker in Scheyer’s search for stability. —Brendan Marks, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1650, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for exclusively

• unobtrusively
• conclusively
• effusively
• inclusively