About to
Essentially and about to are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Essentially" instead an adverb phrase "About to".
Essentially
Essentially adverb - In essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature.
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Synonyms for Essentially
About to and essentially are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "About to" instead an adverb "Essentially".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- much and about to
- much and essentially
- nearly and about to
- nearly and essentially
- almost and about to
- almost and essentially
- practically and about to
- practically and essentially
- about and about to
- about and essentially
- all but and about to
- all but and essentially
- around and about to
- around and essentially
Both terms in one sentence
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He nearly succeeded, too, only getting caught just as he was about to enter Groban's backstage room — even though his disguise was essentially just wearing a hat and speaking English.
Source: Music / Ylvis -
Her nudity is essentially a clue that something horrible is about to happen to someone.
Source: Ms Fanservice / Anime -
Regulos has essentially won, and is about to snuff out what's left of the world; several major NPCs are dead or have turned traitor.
Source: Bad Future
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