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special, especial, specific, particular, individual mean of or relating to one thing or class. special stresses having a quality, character, identity, or use of its own.

- special ingredients

especial may add implications of preeminence or preference.

- a matter of especial importance

specific implies a quality or character distinguishing a kind or a species.

- children with specific nutritional needs

particular stresses the distinctness of something as an individual.

- a ballet step of particular difficulty

individual implies unequivocal reference to one of a class or group.

- valued each individual opinion

specific

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1 a substance or preparation used to treat disease

quinine is a specific for malaria

Synonyms of specific

cure, drug, medicament, medication, medicinal, medicine, pharmaceutical, physic, remedy

Words Related to specific

cure-all, nostrum, panacea

botanical, patent medicine, prescription, prescription drug

cordial, potion, tonic

miracle drug, wonder drug

cap, capsule, pill, tablet

injection, shot

embrocation, liniment, lotion, ointment, potion, poultice, salve

syrup (also sirup), tincture

antibiotic, antiseptic, serum

cathartic, purgative

2 a single piece of information

although the speech was long on rhetoric and platitudinous generalities, it lacked specifics

Synonyms of specific

datum, detail, fact, nicety, particular, particularity, point

Words Related to specific

article, item

component, constituent, element, ingredient, member, part

aspect, circumstance, facet, factor

evidence, exhibit

database, information, knowledge

Near Antonyms of specific

error, fallacy, falsehood, inaccuracy, misconception, misstatement, myth

3 something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind

the two submissions differ only in certain specifics

Synonyms of specific

affection, attribute, attribution, character, characteristic, criterion, diagnostic, differentia, feature, fingerprint, hallmark, mark, marker, note, particularity, peculiarity, point, property, quality, stamp, touch, trait

Words Related to specific

badge, indication, sign

emblem, symbol, token

charm, grace

excellence, merit, virtue

eccentricity, idiosyncrasy, oddity, quirk

individuality, singularity, uniqueness

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