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

Suburban developers swung hard in the opposite direction, designing large areas around specified activities. — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

This is the specified percentage of a business’s daily credit card batches or other business receipts that is remitted to the funder until the amount specified in the agreement has been collected. — Nathan Mor, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026

Advanced Energy says the supply meets MIL-STD-461G requirements across eight specified tests. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026

The bill gives the president discretion over how it is implemented, including authority over imposing tariffs and the ability to waive certain sanctions under specified conditions. — Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026

Instead, athletes would be guaranteed one transfer without a loss or delay of eligibility; additional transfers without penalty would be allowed under specified circumstances, such as a head coach leaving a team. — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Botox is priced at $20 a unit, while an initial consultation costs $400 and can be applied toward treatment within a specified period. — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026

Israel, like many countries, raises money by selling bonds to investors, who then receive repayments with interest after a specified time period. — Sharon Udasin, Sun Sentinel, 8 Sep. 2026

From at least the thirteenth century, Jews in Prague, Frankfurt-am-Main, Marseilles, and more than a dozen other cities had been required to live in specified neighborhoods, cut off from the surrounding area by barriers and iron gates. — Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2026

Verb

The bond would require a citizens’ oversight committee and annual independent performance and financial audits to ensure the money is spent as specified in the measure. — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 30 Sep. 2026

It’s never specified what Rose’s impulse is for passing as a man, beyond the freedom of it. — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 28 Sep. 2026

Pictured here with its full race bodywork, the car had been specified by the owner to comprise both race- and road-focused switchable body sections for the front and back, said to be a $175,000 option. — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 28 Sep. 2026

This is the specified percentage of a business’s daily credit card batches or other business receipts that is remitted to the funder until the amount specified in the agreement has been collected. — Nathan Mor, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026

The ministry has not yet specified the number or delivery schedule. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026

Moore, whose injury wasn’t specified, was second on the team with 107 receiving yards and one of three players with multiple touchdown catches through the first three games of the season. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026

When disinfecting surfaces, let the cleanser sit for the time specified in the product’s instructions. — Rae Ford, Martha Stewart, 20 Sep. 2026

Al Marri specified in a speech that the fest’s new format will focus on Arab cinema and intends to boost Dubai’s role as a film and TV production hub. — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 17 Sep. 2026