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

• 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

The limited-edition collection draws inspiration from two iconic Viceroy destinations, Los Cabos, Mexico and Sugar Beach, Saint Lucia, featuring bespoke prints and custom colorways designed exclusively for the resort. —Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 6 Aug. 2025

RuPaul's Drag Race season 5 queen Alaska won the All Stars 2 crown — and now a ring from partner Matthew Herrmann, whom the drag superstar exclusively tells Entertainment Weekly proposed to her Sunday night in her hometown of Erie, Pa. —EW.com, 5 Aug. 2025

One month before her parents’ release from prison, PEOPLE exclusively revealed Savannah and Shiver had split after two years together. —Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025

Part One of Season Two drops on Aug. 6 (naturally, that’s a Wednesday), and ahead of the release, Netflix has revealed all the songs featured in Part One, exclusively with Rolling Stone. —Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1650, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for exclusively

• unobtrusively
• conclusively
• effusively
• inclusively