unspecific

un·spe·cif·ic
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Canada, US, UK, Scotland/ˌʌn.spɪˈsɪf.ɪk/Australia/ˌɐn.spɪˈsɪf.ɪk/New Zealand/ˌɐn.spəˈsəf.ək/

adjective

Synonym of nonspecific (“not specific”).

Similar
nonspecificbroadgeneral
OriginEnglish specific ← Old French specifique ← Middle English un- →
UncommonScrabble 19
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Meanings

adjectiveunspecific (comparative more unspecific, superlative most unspecific)

comparative more unspecific · superlative most unspecific

  1. nonstandardSynonym of nonspecific (“not specific”).

    Synonyms: nonspecific

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveSynonym of nonspecific (“not specific”).

Similar
nonspecific

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivenot detailed or specific

Similar
broadgeneral
Also see
broadcatholiccommongeneralgenericnonspecific

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Old Frenchspecifique
  9. Englishspecific
  10. Englishunspecific

From un- + specific.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with unspecific

specificpacificscientificterrificprolifichorrificinterspecifichieroglyphichonorificcalorifictranspacificconspecificsoporificpseudoscientificsalvificcolorificcalcificacidificalgificallospecificanaglyphicanticalcificantiprolificaspecific
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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