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. Bill Shine:

   And I'm sure you heard the rumor that Barack Obama couldn't get a security clearance required to work for the FBI or CIA, and I want to know if this is true. I mean I'm just a little housewife at home, living my life, taking care of my children. But I'm concerned if we're going to have a president that could not pass a security clearance. Especially, aren't we in a war against terrorism? Aren't we, like, fighting terrorists? So why wouldn't we have a security check for a man who's going to run the country? And I mean not just Barack Obama, but what about our senators, our congresspeople? Do they go through the same security background check as a CIA person would have to go through? I never thought about this.

2. Royce Lamberth:

   I'm especially troubled by the accounts of some members of Congress that January 6 was just a day of tourists walking through the Capitol, i don't know what planet they were on. ... This was not a peaceful demonstration. It was not an accident that it turned violent ; it was intended to halt the very functioning of our government.

3. De Juniac:

   If the outbreak lasts, we will probably need some government assistance in some parts of the world, especially where the airlines are weaker financially, and we will ask for help.

4. Mick Jagger:

   I am glad they're doing that because they're the ones that are going to inherit the planet, we're in a very difficult situation at the moment, especially in the U.S. where all the environmental controls that were put in place, that perhaps were just about adequate say for the last 10 years, are being rolled back by the current administration, so much that they will be wiped out.

5. Chris Lehane:

   At this point she is already considered by voters as a candidate in full and, as a result, a story like this is one is viewed through such a prism by voters, for those outside of D.C., this is just the latest in a long string of partisan he saids, she saids that is hard to follow and does not appear especially relevant to their lives.