targeted

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adjective

Having something aimed at it.

“targeted aid packages”

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Meanings

adjectivetargeted (comparative more targeted, superlative most targeted)

comparative more targeted · superlative most targeted · alternative targetted

  1. Having something aimed at it.

    The targeted objects include two military bases and an airfield.

  2. Aimed at something or someone; focused.

    targeted aid packages

    2 more examples

    Our targeted interventions are aimed at the students who need help the most.

    The research data was collected by conducting targeted searches on a number of electronically available historical texts.

    2014, James Lambert, “A Much Tortured Expression: A New Look At `Hobson-Jobson'”, in International Journal of Lexicography, volume 27, number 1, page 55
verb

alternative targetted

  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of target

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
marked

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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