Thesaurus:specify

Thesaurus:specify

THESAURUS

specify

English

Verb

(transitive)

Synonyms

• call out (idiomatic)

• clarify

• clear up

• explicitize

• get something straight (idiomatic)

• narrow down (idiomatic)

• particularize

• singularize

• specialize (rare)

• specificate (obsolete)

• specify

Antonyms

• generalize    [WS]

Hyponyms

• cut to the chase

• get to the point

•   —

• stipulate

•   —

• home in on

• zero in on

•   —

• overspecify

• respecify

• underspecify

Various

• come to

Further reading

• “79. speciality” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “specify” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.