essentially

ADVERB

basically

Synonyms

STRONGEST

actually approximately necessarily originally permanently quite really substantially truly typically virtually

STRONG

fundamentally

WEAK

at heart at the heart of centrally characteristically chiefly determinately factually importantly in effect in essence indispensably inherently intimately intrinsically materially more or less so naturally primarily principally radically significantly vitally

Antonyms

STRONGEST

doubtfully

WEAK

apparently on the surface superficially

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The fine is essentially a punishment payable to the government, because contempt of court is treated as an offence against the courts.

From BBC

“The Government has produced essentially zero evidence to suspect Chair Powell of a crime,” Boasberg, an Obama appointee, wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal

"The drug creates an immune microenvironment within the tumor, and essentially replaces the tumor with these tertiary lymphoid structures."

From Science Daily

Even though she hired a builder with green credentials, she spotted him using a can of spray polyurethane foam – essentially a type of plastic – for insulation.

From BBC

The stock has essentially quadrupled over the past 12 months.

From MarketWatch

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