You use notably to specify an important or typical example of something that you are talking about.
More important problems, notably the fate of the children, had to be decided.
It was a question of making sure certain needs were addressed, notably in the pensionsarea.
2. adverb [ADVERB adjective/adverb]
You can use notably to emphasize a particular quality that someone or something has.
[emphasis]
Old established friends are notably absent, so it's a good opportunity to make newcontacts.
A notably short, silver-haired man, he plays basketball with his staff several timesa week.
More Synonyms of notably
notably in British English
(ˈnəʊtəblɪ)
adverb
particularly or especially; in a way worthy of being noted
Examples of 'notably' in a sentence
notably
Coincidentally you were notably absent from your usual beach spot.
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His height was still more notably short.
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The audience was notably less interested in his contribution than those of the others.
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And all have been notably successful in the modern world.
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Football is not notably less significant than any of these actions.
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But one name is notably absent.
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This is a notably successful exhibition.
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Of course, not all artists produce particularly great or notably different works in old age.
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They are notably absent in modern Iran.
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Angel, but none were notably successful.
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We were just as obsessed by celebrity gossip, most notably about the younger royals and whom they might marry.
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But not enough is heard of the immense advances made in various areas, most notably protection against bad weather.
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Sometimes they are catching up with growing social concerns, notably about moral responsibility for the environment and care for the elderly.
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The standard of English and French was also notably high.
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We still have many concerns, notably about the adequacy of transport planning for the two weeks of the Games.
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These figures are not notably different from those in the UK or anywhere else in the Western world.
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The average Briton has a repertoire of only four dishes and our favourite brands are notably different from continental countries, where eating habits are more similar.
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In other languages
notably
British English: notably ADVERB
You use notably to specify an important or typical example of something that you are talking about.
We must make sure certain needs are addressed, notably in the pensions area.
American English: notably
Brazilian Portuguese: particularmente
Chinese: 尤其
European Spanish: especialmente
French: particulièrement
German: hauptsächlich
Italian: in particolare
Japanese: 特に
Korean: 그 중에 특히
European Portuguese: particularmente
Latin American Spanish: especialmente
Chinese translation of 'notably'
notably
(ˈnəutəblɪ)
adv
(= particularly) 尤其 (yóuqí)
(= noticeably) 显(顯)著地 (xiǎnzhù de)
most notably最为(為)显(顯)著地 (zuì wéi xiǎnzhù de)
1 (adverb)
I would like to visit other countries – notably those of Eastern Europe.
Synonyms
particularly
The pollen count has been particularly high.
especially
The group is said to be gaining support, especially in the rural areas.
in particular
Why should he have noticed me in particular?
principally
This is principally because the major export markets are slowing.
primarily
Public order is primarily an urban problem.
specially
What was specially enjoyable about that job?
2 (adverb)
a notably brave officer who had served under Wolfe at Quebec
Synonyms
remarkably
unusually
this year's unusually harsh winter
distinctly
two distinctly different sectors
extraordinarily
markedly
The quality of their relationship improved markedly.
noticeably
strikingly
conspicuously
singularly
a singularly ill-judged enterprise
outstandingly
uncommonly
Mary was uncommonly good at tennis.
pre-eminently
Britain was depicted as `pre-eminently a nation of traders and travellers'.
signally
Additional synonyms
in the sense of distinctly
two distinctly different sectors
Synonyms
definitely,
clearly,
obviously,
sharply,
plainly,
patently,
manifestly,
decidedly,
markedly,
noticeably,
unmistakably,
palpably
in the sense of especially
Definition
particularly
The group is said to be gaining support, especially in the rural areas.
Synonyms
notably,
largely,
chiefly,
mainly,
mostly,
principally,
strikingly,
conspicuously,
outstandingly,
Esp
in the sense of in particular
Definition
especially or exactly
Why should he have noticed me in particular?
Synonyms
especially,
particularly,
expressly,
specifically,
exactly,
distinctly
Synonyms of 'notably'
notably
Explore 'notably' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of markedly
The quality of their relationship improved markedly.
Synonyms
noticeably,
greatly,
clearly,
obviously,
seriously (informal),
signally,
patently,
notably,
considerably,
remarkably,
evidently,
manifestly,
distinctly,
decidedly,
strikingly,
conspicuously,
to a great extent,
outstandingly
in the sense of pre-eminently
Britain was depicted as `pre-eminently a nation of traders and travellers'.
Synonyms
particularly,
signally,
above all,
notably,
by far,
exceptionally,
emphatically,
strikingly,
supremely,
eminently,
conspicuously,
superlatively,
singularly,
far and away,
par excellence,
incomparably,
inimitably,
matchlessly
in the sense of primarily
Definition
chiefly or mainly
Public order is primarily an urban problem.
Synonyms
chiefly,
largely,
generally,
mainly,
especially,
essentially,
mostly,
basically,
principally,
fundamentally,
above all,
on the whole,
for the most part
in the sense of principally
This is principally because the major export markets are slowing.