Almost
Almost adverb - Very close to but not completely.
Essentially is a synonym for almost in nearly topic. In some cases you can use "Essentially" instead an adverb "Almost", when it comes to topics like practically, virtually.
Essentially
Essentially adverb - In essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature.
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Synonyms for Essentially
Almost is a synonym for essentially in practically topic. You can use "Almost" instead an adverb "Essentially", if it concerns topics such as virtually.
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- The New World of Darkness has Merits and Minor Templates (think almost, but not quite, supernatural) for mortals that are essentially Weirdness Magnets.
- Quite apart from the... squicky image, it's funny because almost all Norwegians younger than about 65 are essentially bilingual...
- Near the end of Snake Eater, Snake essentially tells EVA this when they are (almost) shot down by two MiGs while escaping on a WIG.
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