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

That's down from 100%, which would have seen the entire European industry shift to exclusively producing battery-electric vehicles. —Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 20 Dec. 2025

The star is gearing up for her new Las Vegas residency show — and in a video that’s premiering exclusively with PEOPLE, Lopez offers a look at the grind that goes into perfecting her performance. —Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025

Tubi and Teton Ridge Entertainment are partnering to release the documentary feature The Moment, The Hollywood Reporter has exclusively learned. —Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 19 Dec. 2025

However, Deadline previously revealed exclusively that Helena Bonham Carter has been in early talks for a starring role. —Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 19 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1650, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for exclusively

• unobtrusively
• conclusively
• effusively
• inclusively