Another word for especially

What is another word for especially?

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• adj.

  • Other relevant words: (adjective)

  • considerably,
  • property.

• adv

  • above all (adverb)

  • most of all.

  • exceedingly (adverb)

  • surpassingly,
  • vitally,
  • immoderately,
  • superlatively,
  • enormously,
  • hugely,
  • inordinately,
  • strikingly,
  • in a marked degree.

  • exceptionally (adverb)

  • abnormally.

  • namely (adverb)

  • to wit,
  • that is,
  • strictly speaking,
  • Scilicet,
  • by way of explanation.

  • principally (adverb)

  • Prevalently,
  • first of all,
  • Prevailingly,
  • to a great degree,
  • for the most part,
  • first and foremost,
  • cardinally,
  • importantly,
  • dominantly,
  • pre-eminently,
  • before anything else,
  • supremely.

  • specially (adverb)

  • distinctively.

  • that is to say (adverb)

  • namely.

• adv.

  • above all (adverb)

  • most all.

  • all (adverb)

  • peculiarly,
  • especially,
  • specially.

  • chiefly (adverb)

  • in main,
  • pre-dominantly,
  • pre dominantly,
  • in the main,
  • largely,
  • on the whole,
  • on whole,
  • overall,
  • mainly,
  • in the first place,
  • predominantly,
  • in first place,
  • in general.

  • exceedingly (adverb)

  • highly,
  • extremely,
  • terribly.

  • exceptionally (adverb)

  • incomparably,
  • remarkably.

  • expressly (adverb)

  • on purpose,
  • in specie.

  •

  • un-common,
  • un common,
  • noticeably,
  • un commonly,
  • un-commonly.

  •

  • extra ordinarily,
  • extraordinarily,
  • extra-ordinarily.

  • generally; for the most part (adverb)

  • primarily.

  • incomparably (adverb)

  • in comparably,
  • in-comparably.

  • incredibly (adverb)

  • in credibly,
  • fabulously,
  • in-credibly,
  • astonishingly.

  • markedly (adverb)

  • a great extent,
  • great extent,
  • outstandingly,
  • to a great extent,
  • conspicuously,
  • manifestly,
  • patently,
  • signally,
  • to great extent.

  • most importantly (adverb)

  • chiefly.

  • namely (adverb)

  • ie,
  • viz.

  • notoriously (adverb)

  • in famously,
  • spectacularly,
  • notoriously,
  • Infamously,
  • in-famously.

  • particularly (adverb)

  • in dividually,
  • surprisingly,
  • in-dividually,
  • extra,
  • explicitly,
  • in particular.

  • specially (adverb)

  • individually,
  • definitely,
  • characteristically,
  • differently,
  • precisely.

  • specifically (adverb)

  • Indicatively,
  • de finitely,
  • in detail,
  • respectively,
  • categorically,
  • concretely,
  • minutely,
  • pointedly,
  • de-finitely.

  • unusually (adverb)

  • un usually,
  • so much,
  • curiously,
  • terrifically,
  • un-usually.

  • very; exceptionally (adverb)

  • exceedingly.

  • videlicet (adverb)

  • videlicet.

• n.

  • chiefly (noun)

  • principally.

  • exceptionally (noun)

  • exceptionally.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • real,
  • big time,
  • fairly,
  • markedly,
  • unusually,
  • literally,
  • pure,
  • hopeless,
  • all,
  • singularly,
  • possible,
  • absolute,
  • completely,
  • imaginable,
  • perfectly,
  • complete,
  • unutterable,
  • terrible,
  • entire,
  • personally,
  • incredible,
  • resounding.
  •
  • clean,
  • blinding,
  • uniquely.
  •
  • outright,
  • ESP.
  •
  • really.
  •
  • high.

  • amazingly

  • incredibly.

  • expressly

  • particular.

  • generally

  • universally.

  • Other relevant words:

  • particularly,
  • in other words,
  • expressly,
  • often,
  • specifically.

How to use «Especially» in context?

The word «especially» is used to introduce a list. The main use of this word is to differentiate between what is being mentioned and what is not. In most cases, this word can be removed without changing the meaning of the sentence. For example, «The plant is green, except for the leaves which are brown.» Would be the same as «The plant is green,» «The leaves are brown,» or «except for the leaves which are green, the plant is brown.

Paraphrases for Especially:

• Equivalence

  • Proper noun, singular
    notably, particularly, specifically.
  • Adverb
    notably, particularly, specifically.
  • Verb, past tense
    notably, particularly.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    particularly.
  • Verb, base form
    particularly.

• Forward Entailment

  • Proper noun, singular
    specially.
  • Adverb
    specially.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    mainly, particular.
  • Noun, plural
    men, Universities, Gains, increases, factors.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    particular.
  • Adverb
    basically, certainly, crucially, disproportionately, essentially, expressly, extraordinarily, extremely, firstly, foremost, importantly, largely, mainly, particular, partly, peculiarly, precisely, quite, singularly, very, predominately, especiaily.
  • Verb, past tense
    centred, concentrated, emphasized, focused, focussed, included, involved, Worked.
  • Verb, past participle
    centred, complicated, concentrated, configured, confined, desired, directed, dominated, focused, focussed, led, placed, Been, Helped, Targeted, Tended, exacerbated.
  • Verb, 3rd person singular present
    Focuses, concentrates, applies, lies, SUCKS.

• Other Related

  • Adverb
    chiefly.

Homophones for Especially:

• especial, equivocally, equivocal, esophageal, espousal.

Omophagic

Synonyms:

herbivorous,
omnivorous.

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“Especially.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/especially. Accessed 13 Apr. 2023.