Synonyms of specifics

specifics

noun

plural of specific

1

as in medications

a substance or preparation used to treat disease

quinine is a specific for malaria

Synonyms & Similar Words

• medications
• drugs
• remedies
• medicines
• cures
• medicinals
• physics
• prescriptions
• pharmaceuticals
• pills
• medicaments
• potions
• antibiotics
• prescription drugs
• panaceas
• wonder drugs
• miracle drugs
• syrups
• nostrums
• patent medicines
• botanicals
• tablets
• injections
• tonics
• caps
• cure-alls
• capsules
• cordials
• lotions
• ointments
• embrocations
• shots
• tinctures
• liniments
• antiseptics
• salves
• poultices
• purgatives
• cathartics
• sera

2

as in details

a single piece of information

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• details
• facts
• particulars
• data
• elements
• items
• particularities
• factors
• niceties
• circumstances
• information
• parts
• points
• articles
• aspects
• ingredients
• components
• members
• constituents
• facets
• exhibits
• evidences
• databases
• knowledges

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• errors
• myths
• misconceptions
• inaccuracies
• fallacies
• misstatements
• falsehoods

3

as in characteristics

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

the two submissions differ only in certain specifics

Synonyms & Similar Words

• characteristics
• features
• qualities
• attributes
• traits
• attributions
• criteria
• properties
• peculiarities
• hallmarks
• markers
• particularities
• marks
• diagnostics
• notes
• touches
• indications
• fingerprints
• stamps
• characters
• symbols
• signs
• affections
• points
• differentiae
• merits
• virtues
• emblems
• badges
• tokens
• idiosyncrasies
• charms
• graces
• eccentricities
• oddities
• quirks
• singularities
• excellences
• individualities

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of specifics

The ballot measure includes few specifics about how elections would function in practice. — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026

DeLeon declined to discuss any specifics of this transaction. — George Avalos, Mercury News, 13 July 2026

Sportico reported at the time that Khosla bought the biggest stake, though the specifics were not available. — Scott Soshnick, Variety, 12 July 2026

Sportico reported at the time that Khosla bought the biggest stake, though the specifics were not available. — Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 11 July 2026

Additional flights of the Zhuque-3 and Long March 12A are likely to come soon, although the scheduling is murky because of China’s tendency to stay tight-lipped about the specifics of its future plans. — Lee Billings, Scientific American, 10 July 2026

Had the specifics of the Clippers-Raptors trade been kept quiet until the league’s Aspiration investigation was complete, the NBA could have avoided the chaos that came with the Thursday announcements from both teams. — Law Murray, New York Times, 9 July 2026

Presumptive Democrat nominee David Jolly’s campaign platform barely mentions climate change, only including it in a throwaway bullet point about preserving natural resources that is devoid of specifics. — Jon McGowan, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

The red flags are large dollar amounts, tax consequences, anything irreversible and anything that turns on the specifics of your situation rather than a general rule. — Pawan Jain, The Conversation, 7 July 2026