especially

[ih-spesh-uh-lee] / ɪˈspɛʃ ə li /

ADVERB

exceptionally, particularly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

chiefly exclusively notably principally specially specifically

STRONG

peculiarly

WEAK

abnormally above all before all else conspicuously curiously eminently expressly extraordinarily in particular in specie mainly markedly oddly outstandingly preeminently primarily remarkably signally singularly strangely strikingly supremely unaccountably uncommonly uncustomarily uniquely unusually wonderfully

Antonyms

STRONGEST

broadly

WEAK

commonly generally normally ordinarily unexceptionally usually

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There’s also the issue of a robot knowing its strength, especially considering companies plan to deploy humanoids on factory floors alongside workers.

From MarketWatch

But he built his oeuvre out of accretion, on the artworks of other artists, especially the Readymades of Marcel Duchamp.

From The Wall Street Journal

She also said the declines in the Ranegras basin are especially severe, with water being depleted nearly 10 times faster than it is naturally replenished in the desert.

From Los Angeles Times

"I really struggled with the instability of sofa-surfing, especially after having my own place and living independently," he said.

From BBC

especially

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