especially

Definition

Examples

Traffic is heavy downtown, especially during the morning rush hour.

Word Family

Synonyms

• particularlyto a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
• notablyespecially; in particular
• specificallyin distinction from others

Collocations

• Easy especially helpful
  describing especially helpful (to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common)
• Medium especially for new hires
  describing especially for new hires (to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common)
• Hard especially during economic downturns
  describing especially during economic downturns (to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common)
• Very Hard designed especially to circumvent sanctions
  to designed especially to circumvent sanctions, meaning to make or work out a plan for; devise