SPECIFICS Synonyms: 111 Similar and Opposite Words

specifics

noun

plural of specific

as in medications

a substance or preparation used to treat disease quinine is a specific for malaria

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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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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 May, in his statement, alluded to Atkins’ health too, but did not provide specifics. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2026 But in one such district, Florida’s District 9, Republican Dan Green is not well-known despite a barrage of TV ads that are long on patriotic imagery but short on specifics. — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026 Towns declined to get into specifics when asked how his hand feels after practice on Sunday. — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026 Yet when asked by a Louisiana board member for those same specifics, Lori Kalani, DraftKings’ chief responsible gaming officer, said 175 accounts in the state had been shut down this year. — Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2026 This is a place to talk about your fears using the specifics of numbers. — R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026 Though raised in a Mexican household, Silva didn’t celebrate Día de los Muertos until after meeting her husband, who introduced her to the specifics of the holiday. — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026 In 2023, the BBC reported that NOR is legal throughout Sweden, but confirmation of the specifics is hard to track down through official channels. — New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026 Bukele announced on Wednesday in a statement on X that there would be a deployment of additional soldiers to Haiti but did not provide specifics. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for specifics

Noun

Hormones aren’t the only treatments Some patients choose not to take full-body hormonal medications or are advised by their doctors to avoid them because of their medical histories or conditions.

— Laura Ungar, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
The costs of the medications to stimulate her ovaries to produce eggs, the donor eggs they would be combined with, and genetic testing for any resulting embryos, were not.

— Megan Molteni, STAT, 2 Nov. 2026

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Noun

Still, as humanity continues to push forward to the day people land on, explore and live on Mars, the 1962 Soviet mission stands as the first to get close to revealing the first details about the planet.

— Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 1 Nov. 2026
Converting continuous pulsar profiles into simple on/off sequences also discards finer details that could contain useful information.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of details

Noun

Researchers examined material imperfections and electrical characteristics that can introduce parasitic effects.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
Galland embellished his ghouls with new characteristics not found in the original Arabic, chiefly the macabre practice of digging up graves to feast on human flesh.

— Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of characteristics

Noun

LaGrone was directed not to possess weapons, alcohol or drugs and remain under the care of a person whose initials are noted in a document.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026
Another class of diabetes drugs being explored in this regard are the SGL2 inhibitors such as dapagliflozin and empagliflozin—these help your kidneys to push glucose out of the bloodstream and into the urine.

— Gavin Francis, The New York Review of Books, 24 Oct. 2026

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The Sacramento Bee’s reporting team checked the facts behind some of the biggest issues in local races ahead of the 2026 midterms.

— Sacramento Bee staff, Sacbee.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Name one person who can review the facts and set a response deadline, and keep the service team responsible for the handoff.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of facts

Noun

For families prioritizing space, practical features, and a more premium cabin without moving into a full-size SUV, this New Atlas writer thinks the new Atlas deserves a place on the shopping list.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026
The MacBook screens have always been top-notch, meeting P3 color-gamut standards despite being IPS panels, and some have adopted additional features like True Tone ambient color adjustment.

— Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of features

Noun

Watching the pharmacist prepare remedies and advise customers inspired her to pursue the profession.

— Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2026
Local officials have long been aware of anecdotal evidence that lead poisoning caused violence, but failed to seek remedies, Sopp said.

— Yona Gavino, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of remedies

Noun

Levy, now 79, credits Cheshire Academy in part with giving him the independence, curiosity and confidence to take chances, all qualities that helped carve his path to success.

— Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 29 Oct. 2026
But in their more than 50 million years on Earth, these maligned creatures have developed some admirable qualities, too.

— Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 28 Oct. 2026

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