Especially
Especially adverb - To a great degree.
Usage example: that university is especially strong in the sciences
Obviously and especially are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Obviously" instead an adverb "Especially".
Nearby Word: especial
Obviously
Obviously adverb - Unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly').
Especially and obviously are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Especially" instead an adverb "Obviously".
Nearby Words: obvious, obviousness
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- very and especially
- very and obviously
- greatly and especially
- greatly and obviously
- eminently and especially
- eminently and obviously
- extremely and especially
- extremely and obviously
- positively and especially
- positively and obviously
- definitely and especially
- definitely and obviously
- particularly and especially
- particularly and obviously
Both words in one sentence
- Gratuitous Panning: All throughout the song, but especially in "Willow Farm", in which the vocals very obviously pan from left to right during one line, and back to the left in the next.
Source: Music / Supper's Ready - Dick Grayson: As comics get Darker and Edgier, a Kid Sidekick is more and more obviously an unethical endangerment of the poor kid, especially since letting them actually die is nothing new.
Source: Reimagining the Artifact -
The entire movie, really, especially one scene where the silhouettes of two men who are obviously Holmes and Watson are visible discussing a case.
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