Close to
Close to adverb - (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct.
Essentially
Essentially adverb - In essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature.
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Synonyms for Essentially
Close to and essentially are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Close to" instead the word "Essentially" as an adverb or an adjective.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- much and close to
- much and essentially
- nearly and close to
- nearly and essentially
- almost and close to
- almost and essentially
- practically and close to
- practically and essentially
- about and close to
- about and essentially
- all but and close to
- all but and essentially
- around and close to
- around and essentially
Both terms in one sentence
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After the war Japan was essentially a pre-Industrial Age wasteland with almost no cities still standing and came very close to mass famine as their transport system was in ruins.
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When you begin Deus Ex and your stats are essentially zero, equipping a shotgun will require you to close to almost-melee range in order for its immense spread to ensure a sizable impact.
Source: Short-Range Shotgun -
But given that the world record score is just over 3 billion and nobody's ever gotten close to 2 million Cherry Points, the caps essentially have no effect on gameplay.
Source: Cap
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