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

• alone
• just
• only
• purely
• simply
• solely

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 April, Kardashian spoke exclusively with PEOPLE about her current health and fitness goals. —Rachel Flynn, People.com, 18 June 2025

But faking your way through it might, Prasad exclusively told Fortune at the VivaTech conference in Paris. —Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 18 June 2025

The World Ocean Day Pouch is available exclusively at elizabethscarlett.com. —Felicity Carter, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025

Additionally, a new spin-off series of the main show, titled Dexter: Resurrection, is due to premiere on July 11, exclusively on rival streaming service Paramount+. —Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1650, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for exclusively

• unobtrusively
• conclusively
• effusively
• inclusively