Essentially and Originally

Essentially

Essentially adverb - In essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature.
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Synonyms for Essentially

Originally and essentially are semantically related. in basically topic. In some cases you can use "Originally" instead an adverb "Essentially".

Nearby Words: essence, essential, essentiality

Originally

Originally adverb - In the beginning.
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Synonyms for Originally

Essentially and originally are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Essentially" instead an adverb "Originally".

Nearby Words: original, origin, originality

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  • Film / General Idi Amin Dada: A Self-Portrait Having originally fought for Britain when they ruled over Uganda, he had essentially been fighting on the side of one of Israel's most powerful allies.
  • The lava also originally worked very differently: it was originally depicted as essentially red-tinted water drawn over a Bottomless Pit, and Mario/Luigi would die by simply falling into it rather that either dying and being flung off the screen or jumping back out and suffering very little damage.
  • Eventually, we are shown what they originally looked like (essentially pearlescent grey humans) and the contrast with their current existence as classic Roswell Greys is quite severe.
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