Synonyms of namely

namely

adverb

ˈnām-lē 

as in especially

that is to say

there's always one person stuck with cleaning up the mess, namely me

Synonyms & Similar Words

• especially
• specifically
• specially
• to wit
• videlicet
• particularly
• scilicet
• expressly

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of namely

Seaver also brought out the big guns, namely his mom, sharing a message to his Facebook written by his mother Cassie, who was Parton’s younger sister. — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 6 Nov. 2026

The gummies later tested positive for psychedelics, namely psilocybin, a hallucinogenic substance found in certain mushrooms. — Emma Marsden, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2026

West Elm European Flax Linen Round Pillow Some throw pillow shapes—namely ones that can do double duty as floor cushions when the occasion rises—are just superior, in our opinion. — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2026

Many of the above tests, namely Cinebench, Geekbench, and Photoshop, also depend on system memory capacity and speed, which works directly to the advantage of a 128GB system with 614GBps of memory bandwidth. — Joe Osborne, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026