that is

ADVERB

id est

Synonyms

WEAK

as it were i.e.

ADVERB

namely

Synonyms

STRONGEST

especially i.e. particularly specially specifically

STRONG

videlicet viz.

WEAK

by way of explanation expressly id est in other words in plain English scilicet strictly speaking to wit

Antonyms

STRONGEST

broadly commonly generally usually

ADVERB

scilicet

Synonyms

WEAK

by way of explanation especially expressly i.e. id est in other words in plain English particularly specially specifically strictly speaking to wit videlicet viz.

ADVERB

videlicet

Synonyms

STRONGEST

namely

STRONG

viz.

WEAK

by way of explanation especially expressly i.e. id est in other words in plain English particularly scilicet specially specifically strictly speaking to wit

Example Sentences

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However, the Park Police said that is not the case.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 15, 2026

"I suppose the only person that will ever know that is Jamie Varley, but people may come to their own conclusions after following the evidence in the trial."

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026

The sector can’t seem to catch a break lately, battered by a war that is using up U.S. missile supplies.

From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026

And that is with the index as a whole trading at least twice as high, on a forward P/E basis, as the stocks on this list.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 15, 2026

His opponents believe in "localized function"; that is, they believe that the brain is divided into specific areas that control specific things.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

that is

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