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 play strips away some of the cinematic trappings of the movie and focuses exclusively on the lives of the female characters. —Libby Smith, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026

And then there are Extended Evening Hours, a perk reserved exclusively for Deluxe Resort guests that grants access to select parks after closing with dramatically thinner crowds. —Jacqueline Dole, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2026

Some cherished illusions will be shattered, including what chimpanzees eat, which is not exclusively fruit but sometimes other, weaker primates like red colobus monkeys. —David Faris, TheWeek, 13 Apr. 2026

Both seasons will be available exclusively on Netflix on May 11. —Denise Petski, Deadline, 13 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1650, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for exclusively

• unobtrusively
• conclusively
• effusively
• inclusively