particularized

Given precise details

Particularized means made specific or detailed rather than general.

A particularized account includes concrete facts and circumstances.

In legal contexts, a particularized suspicion or showing requires specific evidence, not vague hunches: The officer lacked particularized grounds for the search.

The word emphasizes that something has been tailored to a specific case or situation.

precise

exact

Perfectly correct, no deviation

calibrated · fine-tuned · refined · focused · narrowed · targeted · sharpened · defined · determinate · explicit

individualized

customized

Adapted to specific requirements

adapted · fitted · crafted · configured · modified · adjusted · shaped · targeted · unique · singular

detailed

itemized

Listed separately, point-by-point

in-depth · specifics · breakdown · enumerated · catalogued · dissected · expounded · explicated · clarified · subtleties

legal

stipulated

Required as a condition

contractual · provisioned · designated · delineated · articulated · defined · expressed · stated · documented · formalized

Opposites
specificity

particularizedgeneral

Widespread, not specialized

generalized · nonspecific · vague · indefinite · nebulous

scope

particularizeduniversal

Affecting all equally

collective · overall · broad · comprehensive · all-encompassing

elaboration

particularizedsummary

Condensed account of essentials

abbreviated · abridged · condensed · brief · compendious

Family

particularize, particularization

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G