ESPECIALLY Synonyms: 160 Similar and Opposite Words

especially

adverb

i-ˈspe-shə-lē

Definition of especially

as in particularly

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

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as in extremely

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

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as in notably

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

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Recent Examples of especially That’s especially true of the highest-profile measure, Proposition 40 — the California billionaire tax. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 Molly was especially mindful of this when planning the Greece trip. — Jenn Sinrich, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026 The connection is less consistent during winter when Colorado's high-country snowpack is especially important. — Callie Zanandrie, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 And read on for explanations of a few especially chewy clues. — New York Times, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for especially

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We were also impressed by the versatile food options—particularly the Cantonese cuisine and excellent afternoon tea.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Oct. 2026
Making short-haul rail more competitive Parallel argues that its system could open routes that are currently difficult for conventional rail services to serve economically, particularly journeys under 500 miles.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of particularly

Adverb

Experts attribute the extremely warm ocean temperatures that fueled Rachel, which peaked as a Category 3 hurricane, in part to El Niño.

— Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
All this makes the Home app very easy to use, but extremely underpowered.

— Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of extremely

Adverb

Hernández said the group wanted to use the platform to bring further awareness to the struggles immigrants continue to face in this country with an audience that notably skews more American than Los Tigres is accustomed to.

— Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Most notably, spirits consumption in Suntoryâ€™s largest markets has been in decline after peaking during the pandemic.

— Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of notably

Adverb

It is designed specifically to hunt and kill warships, including moving ships in contested environments.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 11 Oct. 2026
The opponents of Moody and Uthmeier, specifically, are calling for both state and federal investigations and said the appellate court’s opinion won’t change that.

— Liv Caputo, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of specifically

Adverb

One of the other things that Claude noticed was that these array of associated reverse transcriptases seem to be isolated to jumbo phages, which have very large genomes for bacteriophage.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2026
There’s very few cases where a fan actually gets to stand beside the man and add onto the man’s legacy.

— Christine Imarenezor, VIBE.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of very

Adverb

There were some surprises in the rankings, too, with the Fendi Spy bag seeing a 127 percent spike in average resale value amid this year’s Y2K revival.

— Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026
But while fans wait to see what happens, Davies, despite no longer being involved in the show, assured that a new series was definitely happening and there wouldn’t be too long to wait.

— Alex Ritman, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of too

Adverb

Another issue is that AI detectors are still not terribly reliable, which Vara addresses in her piece, citing a number of studies to bolster the credentials of Pangram.

— James Folta, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026
Probably nothing too terribly bad, especially since Denver has done it without much offensive consistency.

— Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of terribly

Adverb

Indeed, the diamond was quite an exquisite addition, considering that such gemstones over 10 carats are incredibly rare.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
For now, this perfect mix of burgeoning youth and senior leadership has come together to create an incredibly deep team with big dreams.

— Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2026

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