Especially
Especially adverb - In the specific case of one person or thing as distinguished from others.
First of all and especially are semantically related In some cases you can use "First of all" instead an adverb "Especially".
Nearby Word: especial
First of all
First of all adverb - Before anything else.
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Synonyms for First of all
Especially and first of all are semantically related in mainly topic. You can use "Especially" instead an adverb phrase "First of all".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- largely and especially
- largely and first of all
- eminently and especially
- eminently and first of all
- uncommonly and especially
- uncommonly and first of all
- extremely and especially
- extremely and first of all
- particularly and especially
- particularly and first of all
- primarily and especially
- primarily and first of all
- basically and especially
- basically and first of all
Both terms in one sentence
- This is especially evident with several religious Orders, first of all, the Cialian Order.
Source: Literature / Arcia Chronicles - First of all, the court system CAN'T commute your sentence because of a guard's actions in prison, especially murder convictions.
Source: Hollywood Law - Sword and Gun: Kitty fits this Pirate associated trope nicely, especially after stealing the Sword of Slayskull.Fey Keti: This is the pirate woman... First of all, she's a pirate!
Source: Webcomic / Footloose
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