Synonyms of specifying

specifying

verb

present participle of specify

1

as in defining

to give the rules about (something) clearly and exactly

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• defining
• prescribing
• directing
• ordering
• arranging
• dictating
• telling
• assigning
• selecting
• laying down
• instructing
• choosing
• requiring
• setting
• controlling
• managing
• decreeing
• governing
• conducting
• leading
• forcing
• constraining
• fixing
• ordaining
• enjoining
• coercing
• bidding
• commanding
• compelling
• settling
• charging
• obligating
• obliging
• adjuring

2

as in mentioning

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

• mentioning
• citing
• noticing
• indicating
• noting
• quoting
• naming
• suggesting
• explaining
• introducing
• referring (to)
• touching (on or upon)
• announcing
• implying
• clarifying
• inferring
• designating
• pronouncing
• adverting (to)
• dropping
• intending
• publishing
• signaling
• instancing
• declaring
• signifying
• pointing (out)
• alluding (to)
• intimating
• interpolating
• hinting (at)
• proclaiming
• publicizing
• elucidating
• interposing
• infiltrating
• denominating
• advertising
• bringing up
• broadcasting
• interjecting
• sounding
• clearing (up)
• insinuating
• spelling out
• explicating
• broaching
• worming

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignoring
• forgetting
• disregarding
• neglecting
• overlooking
• passing over
• slighting
• overpassing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of specifying

Worldly described the information as visible to a partner’s user without specifying whether it was downloaded. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2026

Rather than specifying how much insurance plans should pay out-of-network providers, the law allows providers who are dissatisfied with the plan’s payment to bring disputes to arbitration. — Lindsey Murtagh, The Conversation, 29 Oct. 2026

The e-commerce giant isn’t alone in specifying AI best practices. — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026

There is also no state law specifying the maximum distance a student might need to walk to a bus stop or the maximum bus ride time for students in grades K-12. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

The Nigerian government has pledged funding for the response, Kaseya said, without specifying an amount. — Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026

The company also says technological improvements across the 737 MAX program reduce fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions by 20%, without specifying the comparison baseline in the announcement. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2026

In September, her campaign criticized Tafoya’s sports stance without specifying how Flanagan would vote on federal restrictions. — Jackson Thompson Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Later chroniclers say he was first struck by an arrow—some specifying the eye—and then killed in close combat. — Alicja Zelazko, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Oct. 2026