Synonyms for especially
ɪˈspɛʃ ə lies·pe·cial·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:3.4 / 8 votes

1. particularly, peculiarly, especially, speciallyadverb

   to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common

   "he was particularly fussy about spelling"; "a particularly gruesome attack"; "under peculiarly tragic circumstances"; "an especially (or specially) cautious approach to the danger"

   Synonyms:
   oddly, curiously, specially, particularly, peculiarly, in particular

2. specially, especiallyadverb

   in a special manner

   "a specially arranged dinner"

   Synonyms:
   specially, particularly, peculiarly

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1. List of paraphrases for "especially":

   particularly, particular, notably, specially, specifically, mainly, primarily, mostly, including, special, chiefly, principally, predominantly, largely, extremely, very, namely

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1. Especially

   Specially vs Especially -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Specially and Especially.

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How to use especially in a sentence?

1. Christophe Deloire:

   Reporters Without Borders expresses its sharp indignation on learning of the Ukrainian secret service's manipulation carried out as part of an information war, it is always very dangerous for states to play with facts and especially on the backs of journalists.

2. Liu Aihua:

   We are facing a complicated domestic and international environment, especially a rise in commodity prices, which has put significant cost pressure on business.

3. Asha Banerjee:

   The incarceration argument is especially important because in these states where abortion bans have come into play, there’s a huge criminalization aspect.

4. Laurent Eschenauer:

   Fleye is supercharged with sensors like most drones, accelerometers, gyros, altimeters. It is also using computer vision to find where it is in space, especially indoors where you don't have GPS. So, Fleye is capable of staying on the same spot hovering without any pilot controlling it just by looking at the environment so it knows where it is, so we have a vision of the future of flying robots which becomes totally autonomous. So no more pilot in the loop, floating around us and helping us with many different tasks, collecting data, transporting things for us.

5. Kamala Harris:

   These racist images are deeply disturbing, hatred and discrimination have no place in our country and must not be tolerated, especially from our leaders -- Republican or Democrat. Governor Northam must resign.