Given and Special

Given

Given adjective - Being in the habit or custom.

Special and given are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Special" instead an adjective "Given".

Nearby Word: give

Special

Special adjective - Of a particular or exact sort.
Usage example: you'll need special permission from the fire department to do that

Given and special are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Given" instead an adjective "Special".

Both words in one sentence

  • Given the setting is ancient China, the producers use the Winter Festival instead for the occasion, which also makes the special applicable from American Thanksgiving to New Years in the future.
  • Occasionally, special thanks may be given to random things, which might not even be people.
  • Useful Notes / British Coppers Special Branch has been derided as the "Political Police", as they are given the politically sensitive cases.
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Special and Given. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/given/special
Given & Special. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/given/special>.
Special or Given. 2016. Accessed August 01, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/given/special.
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