Essentially
Essentially adverb - In essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature.
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Immediately and essentially are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Immediately" instead an adverb "Essentially".
Immediately
Immediately adverb - Without delay.
Essentially and immediately are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Essentially" instead an adverb "Immediately".
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Almost immediately afterwards he stopped crossdressing and lost most of his established personality traits, becoming essentially a completely different (and much flatter) character.
Source: Series / The Drew Carey Show - Combines with Determinator and Almost Dead Guy, since he crossed essentially the length of a continent, with the only passageway between Burmecia and his destination taken over by the enemy, and he died immediately after delivering the news.
Source: Bring News Back - To wit: the Harmonious Ones were resealed almost immediately after they were freed, making the sacrifice of the crests essentially pointless.
Source: Voodoo Shark
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