Synonyms of especially

especially

adverb

i-ˈspe-shə-lē 

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• particularly
• specifically
• personally
• in particular
• in especial
• individually
• selectively
• restrictively

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• generally
• widely
• broadly

2

as in extremely

to a great degree

that university is especially strong in the sciences

Synonyms & Similar Words

• extremely
• very
• too
• terribly
• incredibly
• highly
• so
• really
• badly
• damn
• damned
• desperately
• particularly
• severely
• seriously
• far
• most
• that
• greatly
• intensely
• much
• heavily
• super
• jolly
• wildly
• such
• specially
• exceptionally
• real
• full
• immensely
• fiercely
• awfully
• exceedingly
• mighty
• way
• absolutely
• good and
• vitally
• hugely
• extra
• fantastically
• awful
• passing
• totally
• fabulously
• supremely
• uncommonly
• enormously
• thoroughly
• wicked
• eminently
• sore
• remarkably
• frightfully
• a lot
• deadly
• cracking
• roaring
• completely
• rattling
• deeply
• surpassingly
• achingly
• mortally
• bone
• sorely
• vastly
• utterly
• beastly
• positively
• dang
• whacking
• thumping
• ever
• majorly
• entirely
• mightily
• archly
• significantly
• spanking
• monstrous
• almighty
• colossally
• corking
• roaringly
• filthy
• blisteringly
• wholly
• notably
• considerably
• right
• as all get-out
• noticeably
• fully
• obviously
• stinking
• downright
• visibly
• unco
• profoundly
• extensively
• substantially
• purely
• radically
• flat-out
• markedly
• palpably
• altogether
• abundantly
• plentifully
• excessively
• plainly
• appreciably
• discernibly
• astronomically
• monumentally
• amazingly
• astonishingly
• obscenely
• overmuch
• staggeringly
• monstrously
• grandly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• somewhat
• little
• slightly
• nominally
• just
• negligibly
• hardly
• barely
• scarcely
• marginally
• minimally
• scantily
• meagerly

3

as in notably

in regard to something mentioned explicitly or in detail

he especially minded the proposed changes to the work schedule

Synonyms & Similar Words

• particularly
• notably
• specifically
• specially
• in particular
• expressly
• concretely

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• generally
• mostly
• mainly
• primarily
• largely
• chiefly
• substantially
• principally
• predominantly
• basically
• altogether
• overall
• by and large

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of especially

The cost of groceries is likely to be especially hard hit, Brusuelas said, because many supermarkets are already operating on razor-thin margins because of the rising cost of beef. — Rob Wile, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026

An especially important change, Gray argues, was that school got more intense. — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026

Coastal Flooding is possible especially for vulnerable south-facing coasts. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

That balance was especially critical during college recruiting. — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026