notably

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adverb

As a pointed example; in a notable manner.

CommonScrabble 12

Meanings

adverbnotably (comparative more notably, superlative most notably)

comparative more notably · superlative most notably

  1. focusAs a pointed example; in a notable manner.

    Allport's decision in 1872 to abolish Second Class on the Midland and effectively upgrade Third Class to the standards of Second, most notably with upholstered seating, sent shockwaves through the Victorian railway.

    2023 February 8, Conrad Landin, “Bon appetit: 150 years of railway dining”, in RAIL, number 976, page 47
    1 more example

    “Earth Two,” a new series by writer James Robinson and artist Nicola Scott, reintroduces the concept by putting a new spin on the original versions of characters like the Green Lantern, the Flash and Superman that diverges notably from the past several decades of DC lore.

    2012 June 1, Matthew Perpetua, “Original Green Lantern comes out as gay in DC Comics’ ‘Earth Two’”, in CNN

    Synonyms: signally

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbAs a pointed example; in a notable manner.

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More synonyms by meaning

adverbto a remarkable degree or extent

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishnotably
  2. Englishnotably

From Middle English notably, notabili, notablelyche, equivalent to notable + -ly.

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Translations

Bulgarian изключително, значително
  • изключително (izključitelno)as a pointed example
  • значително (značitelno)in a notable manner
Catalan notablement
  • notablementin a notable manner
Finnish eritoten, varsinkin
  • eritotenin a notable manner
  • varsinkinin a notable manner
  • etenkinin a notable manner
French notamment
  • notammentin a notable manner
Hungarian jelesül, kiváltképpen
  • jelesülas a pointed example
  • kiváltképpenas a pointed example
  • kiváltas a pointed example
  • főkéntas a pointed example
  • főlegas a pointed example
  • konkrétanas a pointed example
  • különösenas a pointed example
  • nevezetesenas a pointed example
  • mégpedigas a pointed example
  • éspedigas a pointed example
  • különös tekintettelas a pointed example
  • észrevehetőenin a notable manner
Portuguese notavelmente
  • notavelmentein a notable manner
Spanish notablemente
  • notablementein a notable manner
Swedish i synnerhet
  • i synnerhetas a pointed example
Cite this entry
APA

notably. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/notably

MLA

“notably.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/notably. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “notably,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/notably.

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