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Synonyms: Adjective
concrete, distinct, especial, express, peculiar, precise, set, special
Synonyms: Noun
cure, drug, medicament, medication, medicinal, medicine, pharmaceutical, physic, remedy
Antonyms: Adjective
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Examples of specific in a Sentence
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Is there anything specific you want for dinner? There is a specific word for this kind of feeling. a bird species that requires a specific environment We were each given a specific topic to talk about. The doctor gave the patient specific instructions on how to care for the wound. Can you be more specific? What exactly did the policeman say? He gave her a ring—or, to be more specific, he gave her an engagement ring. She was very specific—you have to use a certain kind of tomato in the sauce. an education plan specific to each student's interests and abilities problems specific to this one housing projectNoun
quinine is a specific for malaria although the speech was long on rhetoric and platitudinous generalities, it lacked specifics
Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
Other companies have gone further and detailed the specific race and gender of directors in their proxy statements. — Washington Post, "U.S. consumer spending rose in July," 31 Aug. 2019 Always walk into the room with an agenda (and stick to it) and don't walk out of the meeting without getting broad participation and having clear calls of action with specific deadlines. — Kathryn Vasel, CNN, "Workplace communication is crucial: Here's how to do it better," 30 Aug. 2019 This is in its preliminary stage, so location and specific times will be decided once organizers understand how many people are interested. — courant.com, "Community News For The Windsor Edition," 30 Aug. 2019 However, only 23 states have specific state or county laws that require an official background check on person to person sales, according to Findlaw. — Christopher Harress | Charress@al.com, al, "Covert Facebook gun sales in the Southeast present new problems for law enforcement," 30 Aug. 2019 The number of citations for those specific behaviors are also distressingly low. — Heather Knight, SFChronicle.com, "Deaths on SF’s streets are up. Traffic enforcement is down. ‘It’s hard to believe these aren’t related’," 30 Aug. 2019 For one, there are significant generational differences, even crossing party lines, around specific climate questions such as fossil fuel use. — Elliot Haspel, The New Republic, "Millennial Parents Are Failing Their Children," 30 Aug. 2019 These circuits accept energy in specific amounts; if a phonon’s energy matches, the circuit can absorb it—destroying the phonon but giving an energy reading of its presence. — Leila Sloman, Scientific American, "Trapping the Tiniest Sound," 30 Aug. 2019 This collaboration, which started at the very beginning of the project, led to a work process that was extremely demanding and specific. — Colleen Kratofil, PEOPLE.com, "Dior Faces Cultural Appropriation Backlash for Native American-Inspired 'Sauvage' Fragrance Campaign," 30 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
The mayor didn’t provide specifics about the college promise, including sources of funding or possible limitations. — USA TODAY, "Record grapefruit, light rail win, Snake Road: News from around our 50 states," 29 Aug. 2019 Many researchers have assumed that an organism’s microbiome is somehow seeded from the environment, but few had delved into the specifics. — Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, "No microbiome is an island, unprecedented survey of Hawaiian valley reveals," 28 Aug. 2019 Sponsor will attempt to accommodate winner's preferred itinerary, but all specifics thereof will be at Sponsor's sole discretion. — Kwasi Boadi, Billboard, ""The Crowd Control Contest" Sponsored by Billboard, a division of MRC Media, LLC ("Sponsor")," 24 Aug. 2019 The collabor