Synonyms of specifically

specifically

adverb

spi-ˈsi-fi-k(ə-)lē 

1

as in especially

in regard to something mentioned explicitly or in detail

specifically, I object to the second point

Synonyms & Similar Words

• especially
• particularly
• notably
• specially
• in particular
• expressly
• concretely

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• generally
• primarily
• mainly
• mostly
• largely
• principally
• substantially
• chiefly
• basically
• predominantly
• altogether
• overall
• by and large

2

as in particularly

in the specific case of one person or thing as distinguished from others

the medical study is focused on women, and specifically older women

Synonyms & Similar Words

• especially
• particularly
• in particular
• personally
• in especial
• individually
• selectively
• restrictively

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• generally
• widely
• broadly

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of specifically

But, even more specifically, the story is in dialogue with the British artist David Austen’s minimal and piercing drawings. — Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2026

What was your way in there and why was that subject specifically something that felt so pertinent to your larger aims? — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026

Russia and Ukraine have enacted a 72-hour temporary truce for the duration of the US envoys’ visits, specifically halting airstrikes on each other’s capitals, Kyiv and Moscow. — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026

Trump was specifically warned by the military that these were likely possibilities. — Matthew Warshauer, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026