Synonyms

exclusively

American

[ik-skloo-siv-lee, -ziv-] / ɪkˈsklu sɪv li, -zɪv- /

adverb

solely; only; in a manner limited to what is designated.

Upper-level foreign language courses are taught exclusively in the foreign language to help students develop higher levels of competency.
in a way that leaves out or shuts out all others.

Here to talk with us exclusively in the studio this morning is the director whose film won four Oscars this year.
in a way that allows only wealthy or upper-class people to purchase or participate.

Though exclusively priced—it’s not cheap—the resort offers many activities and doesn’t disappoint.
in a way that omits a certain thing from consideration or calculation.

The number of days allowed for filing the report shall be reckoned exclusively of the day the event occurred.

Other Word Forms

Etymology

Origin of exclusively

exclusive ( def. ) + -ly

Explanation

Something occuring exclusively is only happening or available in one special circumstance, like a song that’s exclusively for sale on one web page, but not anywhere else. Something exclusive is only available in one way, like a newspaper with an exclusive interview no one else was able to get. Things happening exclusively are also available in a select way—not for everyone. If a boxing match is shown exclusively on pay-per-view, it’s shown only on pay-per-view. If I work exclusively for one company, I don’t work for any other companies. If a singer sings exclusively at one club, that’s the only place to hear her.

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Example Sentences

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Exclusively breastfeeding families were insulated against these supply disruptions.

From Salon • Mar. 24, 2023

"Exclusively pursuing and piling on sanctions will only lead to a dead end," Dai told the council.

From Reuters • Feb. 20, 2023

Exclusively Black men and women and primarily from the South, Pullman porters and maids worked long hours for minuscule wages and depended on tips to earn a living wage.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 2, 2022

“Alexa, Play Something” from Netflix: Exclusively available on Fire TV and debuting this fall, Netflix is making it easier to find something to watch.

From The Verge • Sep. 9, 2021

Exclusively ambitious, Catherine de' Medici had no other passion than that of power.

From Catherine De Medici by Wormeley, Katharine Prescott

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023