Explicitly and Namely

Explicitly

Explicitly adverb - In an explicit manner.

Namely and explicitly are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Namely" instead an adverb "Explicitly".

Nearby Words: explicit, explicate

Namely

Namely adverb - That is to say.
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Synonyms for Namely

Explicitly and namely are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Explicitly" instead an adverb "Namely".

Both words in one sentence

  • Series / Roseanne At least one of those surgeries was explicitly worked into the show's plot, namely her breast reduction.
  • Video Game / Suikoden V Gameplay and Story Integration: Some default runes are explicitly used by the holder in several cutscenes, namely: Kyle used Breath of Ice, a Water Rune spell, as a smokescreen to escape the Nether Gate from the Sun Palace.
  • Franchise / Resident Evil And in regards to the zombies (namely, the T-virus zombies, as it is explicitly said that the T-virus spreads through bites and contaminated fluids), no matter how many times your player character gets chewed on by them, they will never turn into zombies themselves.
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