SPECIFIES Synonyms: 90 Similar and Opposite Words

specifies

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present tense third-person singular of specify

as in defines

to give the rules about (something) clearly and exactly the document specifies precisely how you may use the information it contains

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as in mentions

to make reference to or speak about briefly but specifically police reports didn't specify the model of car the robbers were driving

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Recent Examples of specifies But instead, what the public saw was a term sheet that specifies at a very high level, a very weak settlement that really cements Live Nation's dominance, that will cement Live Nation's technology as the preferred ticketing infrastructure. —

Dana Taylor, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2026 Givens has said the new bill, which specifies why the legislation is needed, would stand up against a legal challenge. —

Kathryn Muchnick, Louisville Courier Journal, 26 Mar. 2026 The rule also specifies 30% or more of the cost of a project costing more than $75 million, but there aren’t any local projects not involving INDOT money for anywhere near $75 million. —

Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026 The bill also specifies that the armed volunteers would be able to provide services on any property owned or leased by a religious institution, including property used for education. —

Lauren Costantino, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2026 Lucero referenced the text of the Fourth Amendment, which protects against unreasonable searches and seizures unless a warrant specifies a particular place and person or thing to be seized. —

CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026 The plan specifies more than 100 actions for the city to take to reach its goal of zero traffic deaths by 2037 – 15 years after Vision Zero's 2022 start in Milwaukee. —

Kelli Arseneau, jsonline.com, 13 Mar. 2026 And the amendment specifies that the bill would only apply to convictions that occur beginning July 1, 2026. —

Stephen Gruber-Miller, Des Moines Register, 5 Mar. 2026 The constitution of the British Indian Ocean Territory specifies that no one has a right of abode on the islands. —

David Frum, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2026

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The kind that defines his game.

— Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2026
Among them have been intrepid, talented chefs, undeterred by the cold, who have slowly but surely created a remarkably diverse food scene, using the agricultural bounty that defines the region.

— David Farley, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Mar. 2026