specifics

noun

plural of specific
1
as in medications
a substance or preparation used to treat disease quinine is a specific for malaria

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2
as in details
a single piece of information although the speech was long on rhetoric and platitudinous generalities, it lacked specifics

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3
as in characteristics
something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind the two submissions differ only in certain specifics

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Recent Examples of specifics Amazon did not provide specifics about what caused the delays of opening the massive warehouse, even after the exterior and parking lot appeared to be completed well before 2026 began. — Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 7 Sep. 2026 Neither gave details of the specifics of any proposal to end the conflict. — Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026 Their devotion to knotty specifics of academia extends to casting a real-life academic — Anne-Laure Sellier, currently a professor of behavioral sciences at HEC Paris business school — in the lead. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026 The Burning Man Project, a nonprofit that manages the 70,000-person event, did not provide specifics about what medical emergency the man suffered at the festival. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026 The availability report does not disclose specifics as to why a player is given a specific designation. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026 The specifics of that spot are not yet known, but CommunityAmerica shared a behind-the-scenes look at the new commercial being shot. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026 Managers press for specifics when employees speak in generalities. — Harvard Business Review, 2 Sep. 2026 Coupang spokesperson Erika Reynoso declined to comment on the prospect of tariffs or the specifics of South Korea’s response. — Justin Papp, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for specifics
  1. medications
  2. details
  3. characteristics
  4. drugs
  5. facts
  6. features
  7. remedies
  8. qualities
Noun
  • Those medications came with a warning label against driving while taking them, according to the suit.
    — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Eight years, 29 medications and 40 doctors later, his illness was declared treatment-resistant.
    — Kelly Rogers Victor, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of medications
Noun
  • Clear information gives everyone a fair chance to ask questions and prevents resentment from filling in the missing details.
    — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Boox teased the Picco, its take on the buzzy Xteink X4 e-reader, back in July, but provided almost no details.
    — Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of details
Noun
  • Historically, the Grand Sport has borrowed its design characteristics from the range-topping Z06, and that’s no different this time around.
    — Jerry Perez, The Drive, 3 Sep. 2026
  • This potentially allows the same aircraft platform to undertake different types of strike missions while carrying weapons configured for different target characteristics.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of characteristics
Noun
  • Police said drugs and drug paraphernalia were also recovered during the investigation.
    — Vince Basada, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Though historically rare, murder or homicide charges in high-speed crashes that don’t involve drugs or alcohol are becoming increasingly common, according to experts interviewed by USA TODAY.
    — Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of drugs
Noun
  • The emergency docket has become a mechanism for the Administration to create facts on the ground.
    — Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
  • While the facts of the cases are worlds apart, both involve intense scrutiny from both the media and the public.
    — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of facts
Noun
  • Flock recently changed some of its features to prevent abuse.
    — Meg Anderson, NPR, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Conventional PCSELs generally depend on repeating patterns, and changing the shape or spacing of those features can make fabrication difficult.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of features
Noun
  • But these days, a wide range of treatments are available that can offer relief — from at-home remedies like warm compresses and over-the-counter eye drops to prescription medications.
    — Maria Godoy, NPR, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Some of this criticism can be chalked up to differing interpretations of the science, and of how best to treat stubborn afflictions such as anxiety and depression when all of the remedies have potential downsides.
    — Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of remedies
Noun
  • But things did not click regularly enough as a team, hence the summer-long search for a new No 10-type playmaker who could provide the necessary creativity and consistency to supplement Windass’ qualities.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Nigerian pastor William Kumuyi, whose Global Crusades have taken his ministry to countries across several continents, sees those qualities as a wider feature of African Christianity.
    — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of qualities

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“Specifics.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/specifics. Accessed 11 Sep. 2026.

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