especially

especially

adverb

Definition of ESPECIALLY

1

in the specific case of one person or thing as distinguished from others <all employees, but especially the administrative assistants, will need to learn to use the new phone system>

Synonyms particularly, specifically

Related Words individually, personally; restrictively, selectively

Phrases in especial, in particular

Near Antonyms broadly, widely

Antonyms generally

2

to a great degree <that university is especially strong in the sciences>

Synonyms achingly, almighty, archly, awful, awfully, badly, beastly, blisteringly, bone, colossally, corking, cracking, damn, damned, dang, deadly, desperately, eminently, enormously, especially, ever, exceedingly (also exceeding), extra, extremely, fabulously, fantastically, far, fiercely, filthy, frightfully, full, greatly, heavily, highly, hugely, immensely, incredibly, intensely, jolly, majorly, mightily, mighty, monstrous [chiefly dialect], mortally, most, much, particularly, passing, rattling, real, really, right, roaring, roaringly, seriously, severely, so, sore, sorely, spanking, specially, stinking, such, super, supremely, surpassingly, terribly, that, thumping, too, unco, uncommonly, vastly, vitally, way, whacking, wicked, wildly

Related Words absolutely, altogether, completely, downright, entirely, flat-out, fully, positively, purely, radically, thoroughly, totally, utterly, wholly; deeply, profoundly; exceptionally, notably, remarkably; considerably, extensively, significantly, substantially; appreciably, discernibly, markedly, noticeably, obviously, palpably, plainly, visibly; abundantly, plentifully; astronomically, grandly, monstrously, monumentally; excessively, obscenely, overmuch; amazingly, astonishingly, staggeringly

Near Antonyms meagerly, scantily; barely, hardly, just, marginally, minimally, scarcely

Antonyms little, negligibly, nominally, slightly, somewhat

3

in regard to something mentioned explicitly or in detail <he especially minded the proposed changes to the work schedule>

Synonyms especially, notably, particularly, specially

Related Words concretely, expressly

Near Antonyms altogether, basically, by and large, chiefly, largely, mainly, mostly, overall, predominantly, primarily, principally, substantially

Antonyms generally