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in particular

ADVERB
above all
Synonyms
WEAK
chiefly especially importantly mainly most of all mostly primarily principally supremely
Antonyms
WEAK
lastly
ADVERB
especially
Synonyms
STRONGEST
chiefly exclusively notably principally specially specifically
STRONG
peculiarly
WEAK
abnormally above all before all else conspicuously curiously eminently expressly extraordinarily 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
ADVERB
particularly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
especially exceptionally notably principally specially surprisingly unusually
STRONG
peculiarly
WEAK
decidedly distinctly explicitly expressly individually markedly outstandingly singularly uncommonly
Antonyms
STRONGEST
normally usually
WEAK
commonly generally

Example Sentences

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That’s left a “scramble” for stocks and the big technology companies in particular.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

Regulators, meanwhile, relaxed last year a restraint on the largest banks’ use of leverage, which in particular helps trading activities that involve warehousing lower-risk assets such as Treasurys.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Exhibitors in particular fear that a decline in film releases will erase some of the progress made at the box office since the pandemic.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

That would bode well for consumer discretionary stocks in particular.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

Notice in particular the relationship of the altered notes in the harmonic, melodic, and dorian minors.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones