exclusively
gb/ɪksklˈusɪvli/ us/ɪksklˈusɪvli/
B2
English
~ 7000
kizárólag
B2
1
kizárólag
B2
Usage pattern:
to do/use [something] exclusively for [someone/something]
The app is available exclusively on Android devices for now.
Az alkalmazás egyelőre kizárólag Android-eszközökön érhető el.
This lane is reserved exclusively for buses and emergency vehicles.
Ez a sáv kizárólag buszok és sürgősségi járművek számára van fenntartva.
The restaurant caters exclusively to hotel guests.
The magazine is written exclusively for medical professionals.
Their products are made exclusively from recycled materials.
Learner examples
This room is used exclusively for meetings.
Ezt a szobát kizárólag megbeszélésekre használják.
The show is made exclusively for children.
A műsor kizárólag gyerekeknek készül.
The website sells clothes exclusively online.
Parking here is exclusively for staff.
He works exclusively with small companies.
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes confuse "exclusively" with "especially". "Exclusively" means "only" (no others), while "especially" means "more than usual" or "in particular" but does not exclude others. Example: "for children exclusively" = only children; "especially for children" = mainly for children, but others may also be included. Another common mistake is adding "only" as well, which is usually redundant ("exclusively only for members" → "exclusively for members" or "only for members").
Meaning
only, and not including others
Collocations
exclusively for
|sold exclusively online
|available exclusively to members
|focus exclusively on
|used exclusively by
|aimed exclusively at
Synonyms
solely (Very close in meaning; often a little more formal but generally interchangeable in most contexts.)
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only (Most common and basic synonym; sounds more natural in everyday speech but can be less emphatic than "exclusively".)
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purely (Emphasizes that there is no other reason or element, sometimes with a stronger emotional or critical tone.)
Antonyms
partly (Suggests that something is true only in part, not completely or only in one way.)
Themes
general
|business
|media
|daily life
|core_vocabulary
|communication
Definition
Only, and not with any other person or thing.
Only, and not including or involving any other person, thing, place, or type.
Grammar
Dictionary form
exclusively
IPA
GB/ɪksklˈusɪvli/
US/ɪksklˈusɪvli/
Syllables & stress
ex - clus - ively (3 syllables)
Stress on 2nd syllable (clus)
Word forms
Noun
- Base: exclusively
- Plural: exclusivelies
Word family
Expressions
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