Almost
Almost adverb - Very close to but not completely.
In essence and almost are semantically related. In some cases you can use "In essence" instead an adverb "Almost".
In essence
In essence adverb - With regard to fundamentals although not concerning details.
Almost and in essence are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Almost" instead an adverb phrase "In essence".
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- This in essence plays it straight almost completely literally, but at the same time somewhat subverts it as they act like rabbits, lazy, carefree, and fun loving, so aren't quite as deadly as they could be.
Source: Killer Rabbit / Video Games - So, in essence, she's almost like her anime incarnation.
Source: SNK Boss / Other Fighting Games - In essence, it is the Danish version of The BBC.As DR operates on a licence fee (currently almost US$400 per annum), Denmark's small population severely limits the production budget.
Source: Creator / DR
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