Absolutely
Absolutely adverb - Totally and definitely; without question.
Especially and absolutely are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Especially" instead an adverb "Absolutely".
Especially
Especially adverb - To a great degree.
Usage example: that university is especially strong in the sciences
Absolutely and especially are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Absolutely" instead an adverb "Especially".
Nearby Word: especial
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- right and absolutely
- right and especially
- very and absolutely
- very and especially
- greatly and absolutely
- greatly and especially
- eminently and absolutely
- eminently and especially
- extremely and absolutely
- extremely and especially
- just and absolutely
- just and especially
- precisely and absolutely
- precisely and especially
Both words in one sentence
- It actually works pretty well for an accidental example, especially because the first two and a half minutes or so of "Pink Maggit" sound absolutely nothing like "Back To School".
Source: Book Ends / Music -
Chaos, Hardison's Evil Counterpart is a full-on example, respecting absolutely no one but himself, and not a few of the villains also fall into this category, especially Victor Dubenich.
Source: Insufferable Genius -
The fight scenes especially make absolutely no logical sense whatsoever, but it really doesn't matter because they're so awesome.
Source: Rule of Cool
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