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

Since rates are computed by dividing the number of cases by the population at risk in a specified time period, then by definition, if the number of cases stays the same but the size of the denominator shrinks, the rates will be higher. — Nancy Krieger, STAT, 9 Oct. 2026

Pritzker's order also directs the Illinois Department of Transportation to consider extending the Illinois Harvest Permit program, which allows heavier truck weights on specified routes, into 2027. — Bernarda Malevska, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

California’s At-Will Rule Sets the Baseline California Labor Code section 2922 establishes the state’s general rule for employment without a specified term. — William Jones, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026

The trust can then make payments to the seller or other named beneficiaries for life or for a specified period. — D. Scott Kenik, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Renew this service only if the price remains within a specified range. — Shlomit Wagman, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026

While these bonus credits function like cash for placing bets inside the app, they cannot be directly withdrawn and will expire if not used within a specified timeframe. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026

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

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

Verb

The test will cost somewhere between about $500 (the current Medicare payment for Cologuard, the benchmark specified in the MCED Coverage Act) and $949 (Grail’s current list price). — H. Gilbert Welch, STAT, 6 Oct. 2026

Head coach Dave Canales has not specified what Legette’s injury is. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 3 Oct. 2026

Authorities have not specified where they are held and their families say they have been provided no information. — Shibani Mahtani, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026

None of the characters are named beyond a letter, and their age and race are not specified—a deliberate choice by Ireland to avoid validating people’s preconceived ideas regarding victims of abuse. — Carey Purcell, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026

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