specific
Exact and clearly stated, not general.
specific in a sentence
- Give me a specific time, not just 'sometime this afternoon'.
- She had one specific reason for refusing, and she would not say what it was.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to specific?
- Avague
- Bbroad
- Cexact
- Dgeneral
Show the answer
C: exact. The other three mean the opposite of specific.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to specific?
- Adefinite
- Bvague
- Cparticular
- Dexact
Show the answer
B: vague. The other three mean nearly the same as specific.
Words that mean something similar
exact, particular, definite
Words that mean the opposite
vague, general, broad
More words about thinking & learning
- strive: To try very hard to achieve something.
- subtle: Small and not obvious, so it is easy to miss.
- superficial: Only on the surface, without going deep.
- thorough: Done carefully and completely, with nothing missed out.
- unanimous: Agreed by every single person, with nobody voting against.
- uncanny: Strange in a way that is hard to explain and slightly spooky.
- unfathomable: Too strange, deep or difficult to understand.
- vague: Not clear or exact.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test