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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I love the explosiveness of Kelsey Mitchell, the power of Aliyah Boston, and the fresh new force that is Raven Johnson.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

A tube containing the IUD is then passed through the tiny cervical opening into the uterus, a process that is excruciating for many patients.

From Slate • Jun. 7, 2026

"It's very energetic, very chaotic," said Melanie Mendoza, a waitress at the Bourbon and Branch, a bar not far from the iconic Garden that is fully decked out in the team's colors.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

This was not intended as a journey of discovery, it was a game to get their spirits up ahead of the main work ahead and that is exactly what it became.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

I’m about to tell her—to admit for what feels like the ten millionth time— that I don’t know what that is, when Eddie asks, “What’s a petit four?”

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

that is

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