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specialty

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Synonyms and Antonyms of specialty

1 a region of activity, knowledge, or influence

a doctor with a specialty in internal medicine

Synonyms of specialty

area, arena, bailiwick, barony, business, circle, demesne, department, discipline, domain, element, fief, fiefdom, field, firmament, front, game, kingdom, line, precinct, province, realm, sphere, terrain, walk

Words Related to specialty

territory, turf

occupation, profession, pursuit, racket, vocation

ambit, amplitude, breadth, compass, confine, dimension(s), extent, ken, reach, scope, sweep, width

subfield, subspecialty

2 something for which a person shows a special talent

singing operatic works is my specialty

Synonyms of specialty

forte, long suit, métier (also metier), speciality, strong suit, thing

Words Related to specialty

area, arena, bailiwick, business, circle, demesne, department, discipline, domain, fief, fiefdom, field, line, precinct, province, realm, sphere, terrain

aptitude, aptness, bent, faculty, flair, genius, gift, knack, talent

pursuit, racket, vocation

inclination, leaning, partiality, penchant, predilection, predisposition, proclivity, propensity, tendency

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