What does “specific” mean?
- 1
adjectiverelating to one particular thing
Do you have a specific date in mind?
- 2
adjectiveexact and detailed
Can you be more specific?
Specific at a glance
- Part of speech
- adjective
- CEFR level
- B1 (intermediate)
- Pronunciation
- /spəˈsɪfɪk/ · spuh-SIF-ik
How to use “specific” correctly
Don’t mix up “specific” (particular) and “pacific” (peaceful, or the ocean).
Common phrases with “specific”
- specific example
- be more specific
- specific to
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- particular
- exact
- precise
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
- general
- vague
Word family
- specifically
- specify
- specification
“specific” is on these word lists
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