Essentially
Essentially adverb - In essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature.
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Overall and essentially are semantically related in emphasis topic. In some cases you can use "Overall" instead the word "Essentially" as an adverb or an adjective, when it comes to topics like chiefly.
Overall
Overall adverb - With everyone or everything taken into account at the same time.
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Related pairs
- largely and essentially
- largely and overall
- primarily and essentially
- primarily and overall
- basically and essentially
- basically and overall
- chiefly and essentially
- chiefly and overall
- mainly and essentially
- mainly and overall
- mostly and essentially
- mostly and overall
- predominantly and essentially
- predominantly and overall
Both words in one sentence
- Some areas are below the replacement rate, but it's worth remembering that that's just an average essentially stating that overall births are currently below overall deaths in those areas.
Source: Apocalypse How / Class 3b - The protagonist's life up until now in Persona 4, by contrast, is essentially moot and unnecessary to the story overall.
Source: Protagonist Without a Past -
Each team has a single commander who plays the game essentially as an RTS, building structures, investing in research, and setting the overall strategy.
Source: Video Game / Allegiance
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