exclusively

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/ɪkˈskluːsɪvli/

adverb

To the exclusion of anything or anyone else; solely or entirely.

“These new shoes are made exclusively out of recycled cardboard.”

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Meanings

adverbexclusively (comparative more exclusively, superlative most exclusively)

comparative more exclusively · superlative most exclusively

  1. focusTo the exclusion of anything or anyone else; solely or entirely.

    These new shoes are made exclusively out of recycled cardboard.

    2 more examples

    Every photographer of experience has his own theories and methods of working, but for the last 14 years I have used a Leica exclusively, and have found it best adapted to the somewhat exacting demands of railway photography, which is by no means an easy branch of the art.

    1952 February, H. C. Casserley, “Permanent Wayfarings”, in Railway Magazine, page 78

    For instance, the little bush moa fed nearly exclusively on forest vegetation, whereas the heavy-footed moa was a grazer in open vegetation habitats.

    2018 April 4, Hanneke Meijer, The Guardian

    Synonyms: See: Thesaurus:solely

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbTo the exclusion of anything or anyone else; solely or entirely.

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More synonyms by meaning

adverbwithout any others being included or involved

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishexclusyvely
  2. Englishexclusively

From Middle English exclusyvely; equivalent to exclusive + -ly.

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Translations

Afrikaans uitsluitend, eksklusief
  • uitsluitendto the exclusion of anything or anyone else
  • eksklusiefto the exclusion of anything or anyone else
Catalan exclusivament
  • exclusivamentto the exclusion of anything or anyone else
Chinese Mandarin 專門 /专门
  • 專門 /专门 (zhuānmén)to the exclusion of anything or anyone else
Danish udelukkende
  • udelukkendeto the exclusion of anything or anyone else
Dutch uitsluitend, exclusief
  • uitsluitendto the exclusion of anything or anyone else
  • exclusiefto the exclusion of anything or anyone else
Esperanto ekskluzive
  • ekskluziveto the exclusion of anything or anyone else
Finnish yksinoikeudella
  • yksinoikeudellato the exclusion of anything or anyone else
French exclusivement, uniquement
  • exclusivementto the exclusion of anything or anyone else
  • uniquementto the exclusion of anything or anyone else
German ausschließlich, exklusiv
  • ausschließlichto the exclusion of anything or anyone else
  • exklusivto the exclusion of anything or anyone else
  • alleinto the exclusion of anything or anyone else
  • alleinigto the exclusion of anything or anyone else
Greek αποκλειστικά
  • αποκλειστικά (apokleistiká)to the exclusion of anything or anyone else
Hungarian kizárólag
  • kizárólagto the exclusion of anything or anyone else
Italian esclusivamente, unicamente
  • esclusivamenteto the exclusion of anything or anyone else
  • unicamenteto the exclusion of anything or anyone else
Polish wyłącznie
  • wyłącznieto the exclusion of anything or anyone else
Portuguese exclusivamente
  • exclusivamenteto the exclusion of anything or anyone else
Russian исключи́тельно
  • исключи́тельно (isključítelʹno)to the exclusion of anything or anyone else
Spanish exclusivamente
  • exclusivamenteto the exclusion of anything or anyone else
Swedish uteslutande
  • uteslutandeto the exclusion of anything or anyone else
Ukrainian ви́ключно
  • ви́ключно (výključno)to the exclusion of anything or anyone else
Vietnamese duy nhất
  • duy nhấtto the exclusion of anything or anyone else
Cite this entry
APA

exclusively. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exclusively

MLA

“exclusively.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exclusively. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exclusively,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exclusively.

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