specified

spe·ci·fied
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/ˈspɛsɪfaɪd/

adjective

Thoroughly explained.

Opposite
Very commonScrabble 17

Meanings

adjectivespecified (comparative more specified, superlative most specified)

comparative more specified · superlative most specified

  1. Thoroughly explained.

    In the process of production, human beings work not only upon nature, but also upon one another. They produce only by working together in a specified manner and reciprocally exchanging their activities.

    1891, Karl Marx, translated by Frederick Engels, Wage Labour and Capital
verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of specify

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite

adjectiveclearly and explicitly stated

Opposite

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

French spécifié
  • spécifiéThoroughly explained
German spezieller
  • speziellerThoroughly explained
Hungarian meghatározott, megadott
  • meghatározottThoroughly explained
  • megadottThoroughly explained
  • konkrétThoroughly explained
Italian specificato
  • specificatoThoroughly explained
Korean 확실
  • 확실 (hwaksil)Thoroughly explained
Portuguese especificado
  • especificadoThoroughly explained
Spanish especificado
  • especificadoThoroughly explained
Cite this entry
APA

specified. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/specified

MLA

“specified.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/specified. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “specified,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/specified.

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