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

Example Sentences

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By virtue of hundreds of millions of dollars of salaries, the players are essentially partners who need to embrace that responsibility.

From Los Angeles Times

As many have essentially argued: What happens when the robots take over?

From MarketWatch

Mr. Waltz’s character essentially takes the place of Van Helsing, a vampire hunter who serves up lore, etiquette and preferred killing techniques for anyone in the audience unfamiliar with the ways of the monster.

From The Wall Street Journal

It was essentially a two-stage process: an initial due diligence check prior to his appointment, followed by security vetting.

From BBC

essentially

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