Especially
Especially adverb - In the specific case of one person or thing as distinguished from others.
Hard and especially are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hard" instead an adverb "Especially".
Nearby Word: especial
Hard
Hard adverb - With great effort or determination.
Especially and hard are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Especially" instead an adverb "Hard".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Unlike most bosses, he also takes on more forms depending on the difficulty, further tipping the scale for this level on hard and especially expert.
Source: Easy Levels, Hard Bosses -
It may be hard to remember, but Luffy, Zoro and Sanji all had pretty similar faces early on, especially Sanji and Luffy.
Source: Art Evolution / Anime and Manga - The Legend Of Dark Witch is hard even on easy mode, especially since dying and continuing resets your Tres counter.
Source: Nintendo Hard / Platform Games
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Hard or Especially. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/especially/hard.
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