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

The in-person vote, which serves as a coronation of sorts for the Khosla family, comes at a special league meeting created almost exclusively for this event. — Jonathan Jones, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

The amoeba becomes dangerous in water that stays over 77 degrees Fahrenheit (25 degrees Celsius) and for years has been seen almost exclusively in the summer in the southern part of the country. — Jack Brook, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026

In fact, Shapiro says that collagen exclusively comes from animals, found in the skin, bones, and connective tissue of chicken, pork, fish, and beef, as well as bone broth. — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 24 Aug. 2026

In April, Semafor exclusively reported on a regulatory complaint filed by Heineken subsidiary Kenya Wines Agencies Limited (KWAL) over the sale of EABL. — Martin K.n Siele, semafor.com, 24 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1650, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for exclusively

• unobtrusively
• conclusively
• inclusively