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

Some requirements include specifying that data centers larger than 10,000 square feet are allowed on industrial property by right, or on commercial property with a specific use permit. — Elizabeth Campbell, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 July 2026

But officials have since updated the death toll to three without specifying which was the latest victim. — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 27 July 2026

Manufacturers often continue specifying virgin materials because their performance is well understood, while comparable data for recycled alternatives remain limited. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 26 July 2026

The statement said the necessary steps will be taken for the subsequent reopening of the Santa Teresa and Columbus border crossings in New Mexico, without specifying dates. — ABC News, 25 July 2026

Because the statute turns partly on intent and knowledge, briefs and prompts specifying a mannequin, cartoon, or abstract avatar document that an asset was never meant to read as a human performer. — Gabriel Alin Zainescu, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026

While there’s no official medical guideline specifying exactly how long a bowel movement should take, gastroenterologists say that, ideally, pooping should be a relatively quick and effortless process, lasting only a few minutes. — Kathleen Ferraro, Verywell Health, 20 July 2026

Customs officials referred the case after the discovery of allegedly seditious books in a batch of goods shipped to Hong Kong from overseas, police said, without specifying titles. — Kanis Leung, Fortune, 16 July 2026

Salgado Araujo was living in the US without legal permission, ICE said, without specifying whether the agents had been looking for him. — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 9 July 2026