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

Developers may move further from a system’s underlying code toward writing prompts, specifying outcomes and reviewing what AI fills in. — Atul Sabharwal, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026

After hearing his lawyer's arguments for a lesser prison term, Judge William Tam said a sentence would be delivered as soon as possible, without specifying a date. — ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026

Two days after Marius was convicted, the palace said Mette-Marit had undergone a successful ⁠lung transplant, without specifying when the procedure took place. — Terje Solsvik, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

Asking for space—and specifying when the conversation will resume—can protect a relationship by giving both people time to calm down. — Angela Haupt, Time, 26 Aug. 2026

Trump’s top trade negotiator, Jamieson Greer, pledged additional measures to respond to Canada’s retaliation, without immediately specifying what that would look like. — Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026

The resulting analysis showed that sellers were very much aware of any legal issues associated with the sale and shipment of mummified human remains, often specifying geographical locations where laws forbid such transfers. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2026

Commissioner Dough Chew answered a few questions after the meeting concluded, specifying that the incident is not a criminal matter and the human resources department is investigating. — Christopher Derose, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

On July 31, 1849, newspapers reported that Porter had died suddenly at the Executive Mansion, without specifying a cause of death. — Sophie Clausen, PEOPLE, 17 Aug. 2026