Exclusive Definition & Meaning

exclusive
adjective
  1. not divided or shared with others; "they have exclusive use of the machine"; "sole rights of publication"
  2. excluding much or all; especially all but a particular group or minority; "exclusive clubs"; "an exclusive restaurants and shops"
  3. not divided among or brought to bear on more than one object or objective; "judging a contest with a single eye"; "a single devotion to duty"; "undivided affection"; "gained their exclusive attention"
noun
  1. a news report that is reported first by one news organization; "he got a scoop on the bribery of city officials"

Synonyms for exclusive

concentrated adj

gathered together or made less diffuse; "their concentrated efforts"; "his concentrated attention

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inner adj

located inward; "Beethoven's manuscript looks like a bloody record of a tremendous inner battle"- Leonard Bernstein

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inside adv

within a building; "in winter we play inside" on the inside

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only adv

and nothing more; "I was merely asking"; "it is simply a matter of time"; "just a scratch"; "he was only a child

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privileged adj

blessed with privileges; "the privileged few" not subject to usual rules or penalties

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scoop noun

the quantity a scoop will hold a hollow concave shape made by removing something a news report that is reported first

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selective adj

tending to select; characterized by careful choice

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single adj

being or characteristic of a single thing or person; "individual drops of rain"; "please mark the individual pages

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sole adj

not divided or shared with others; "they have exclusive use of the machine

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undivided adj

not parted by conflict of opinion; "presented an undivided front" not shared by or among others

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"Exclusive" in song lyrics

See how exclusive is used in real songs:

  • "Come for them, everyday and my clique's all exclusive"
    Ali f/ St. Louis Alumni * — St. Louis Alumni (Bonus Track)
  • "Introducin, exclusive"
    Big Noyd — Episodes of a Hustla
  • "I feel so exclusive"
    (Bizzy Bone f/) Mr. Majesty — Mr. Majesty II

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What does exclusive mean?
not divided or shared with others; "they have exclusive use of the machine"; "sole rights of publication" excluding much or all; especially all but a particular group or minority; "exclusive clubs"; "an exclusive restaurants and shops" not divided among or brought to bear on more than one object or objective; "judging a contest with a single eye"; "a single devotion to duty"; "undivided affection"; "gained their exclusive attention" a news report that is reported first by one news organization
What part of speech is exclusive?
Exclusive is an adjective and a noun.
How many definitions does exclusive have?
Exclusive has 4 definitions across 2 parts of speech (adjective, noun).

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