Essentially
Essentially adverb - In essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature.
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Synonyms for Essentially
Mostly is a synonym for essentially in emphasis topic. In some cases you can use "Mostly" instead the word "Essentially" as an adverb or an adjective, when it comes to topics like chiefly.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- largely and essentially
- largely and mostly
- practically and essentially
- practically and mostly
- intrinsically and essentially
- intrinsically and mostly
- primarily and essentially
- primarily and mostly
- basically and essentially
- basically and mostly
- approximately and essentially
- approximately and mostly
- chiefly and essentially
- chiefly and mostly
Both words in one sentence
- They look essentially like walking corpses, though they actually mostly okay people.
Source: Body Horror / Video Games -
Essentially, the Whoniverse is what you get when an otherwise Lovecraftian universe is (mostly) tamed by an ancient and powerful race of Monster Slayers.
Source: Lovecraft Lite -
Similarly, the Arena mode has essentially been abandoned, mostly replaced by the fanmade Vs.
Source: Abridged Arena Array
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