Synonyms of specified

specified 1 of 2

adjective

as in specific

Related Words

• specific
• stated
• explicit
• declared
• avowed
• definite
• unambiguous
• express
• unequivocal
• categorical
• definitive
• comprehensive
• certain
• exhaustive
• complete
• unmistakable
• clear-cut
• univocal
• sure
• distinct
• full
• exact
• well-defined
• precise
• literal
• clear
• direct
• lucid
• intelligible
• understandable
• comprehensible
• straightforward
• plain
• simple

Dissimilar Words

• inferred
• implied
• implicit
• ambiguous
• vague
• indefinite
• unclear
• circuitous
• dark
• obscure
• equivocal
• incorrect
• enigmatic
• cryptic
• inaccurate
• imprecise
• unspecific
• inexact
• inexplicit
• incomprehensible
• unintelligible

specified

2 of 2

verb

past tense of specify

1

as in defined

to give the rules about (something) clearly and exactly

the document specifies precisely how you may use the information it contains

Synonyms & Similar Words

• defined
• prescribed
• directed
• ordered
• arranged
• dictated
• laid down
• assigned
• told
• selected
• required
• instructed
• decreed
• set
• ordained
• chose
• controlled
• conducted
• managed
• fixed
• governed
• constrained
• enjoined
• compelled
• obligated
• forced
• led
• charged
• obliged
• commanded
• settled
• coerced
• adjured
• bade

2

as in mentioned

to make reference to or speak about briefly but specifically

police reports didn't specify the model of car the robbers were driving

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mentioned
• cited
• noticed
• noted
• indicated
• quoted
• named
• referred (to)
• suggested
• touched (on or upon)
• introduced
• explained
• implied
• announced
• designated
• intended
• inferred
• published
• adverted (to)
• clarified
• dropped
• instanced
• intimated
• pronounced
• alluded (to)
• pointed (out)
• declared
• signaled
• hinted (at)
• signified
• denominated
• advertised
• proclaimed
• interpolated
• brought up
• cleared (up)
• publicized
• broadcast
• interposed
• broached
• sounded
• interjected
• spelled out
• elucidated
• explicated
• infiltrated
• insinuated
• wormed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignored
• disregarded
• neglected
• forgot
• overlooked
• passed over
• overpassed
• slighted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of specified

Adjective

Before taking adverse action based on an adult conviction, an employer must have a legitimate business reason, consider specified factors, identify the record at issue, provide the applicant an opportunity to respond and document its reasoning. — Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Passengers could stow a purse, laptop bag or small backpack that fitted within specified measurements under the seat in front of them for no charge, Jetstar said. — ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026

While vessel inspections are not compulsory, member states can request a secondary inspection of a vessel in line with specified criteria. — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026

Both lawsuits argue that the government didn’t adequately establish its case against each specific economy or spell out how the tariffs will eliminate the specified practice they are being levied to address, as required by Section 301. — Mae Anderson, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026

Selling puts means agreeing to buy an asset at a specified price before an agreed to expiration date. — Michelle Fox, CNBC, 23 July 2026

From there, other employees, including Baker, Spencer, McClellan and Johnson, would place the labels on specified cartons for shipment. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 22 July 2026

Others require account activity within a specified period to keep rewards from being forfeited. — Miranda Marquit, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 July 2026

And unlike conventional transmissions with a finite number of gears, an eCVT can move through a practically infinite number of gear ratios over a specified range based on your preferred cadence. — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 5 July 2026

Verb

Only the lettuce contained in the recall or specified by the FDA has been deemed unsafe for consumption, meaning other brands of lettuce from other sources should be safe to eat. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2026

The sources and police have not specified a possible motive for the killing. — Joe Brandt, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026

Maryland law directs unclaimed-property proceeds into a special fund, pays specified amounts to government programs and transfers remaining net funds into the state’s General Fund. — Mark Lewyn, Baltimore Sun, 5 Aug. 2026

The discussion draft proposal at Section 206 would authorize Treasury to waive that certification requirement for certain lower-income dual citizens with foreign tax homes who satisfy specified statutory conditions. — Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

The precise cost of the tariff could not be specified, Marrone wrote, until the final payment is made. — Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 4 Aug. 2026

Catfish Hunter was freed when arbitrator Peter Seitz concluded Oakland owner Charlie Finley failed to make a payment into a long-term annuity fund as specified in Hunter's contract. — ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026

The gallery has not specified a timeline for ceasing operations there. — News Desk, Artforum, 3 Aug. 2026

Using numbers to mark their love timeline is quite fitting, seeing as their wedding program also specified exactly how long they had been engaged before tying the knot. — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026