Essentially
Essentially adverb - In essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature.
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Synonyms for Essentially
Pretty much and essentially are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pretty much" instead an adverb "Essentially".
Pretty much
Pretty much adverb - To some degree.
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Synonyms for Pretty much
Essentially and pretty much are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Essentially" instead an adverb phrase "Pretty much".
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Related pairs
- much and essentially
- much and pretty much
- nearly and essentially
- nearly and pretty much
- almost and essentially
- almost and pretty much
- practically and essentially
- practically and pretty much
- about and essentially
- about and pretty much
- all but and essentially
- all but and pretty much
- quite and essentially
- quite and pretty much
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Dune has this with pretty much any house that isn't Atreides or Harkonnen — House Richese in particular, which is essentially "like Ix, but not quite as much".
Source: Hufflepuff House -
A Dreadnought is essentially an undead Humongous Mecha and a Space Marine Librarian is essentially a wizard, so it's pretty much an undead wizard in a weaponized coffin.
Source: Our Liches Are Different - Zane in Welcome To Temptation (by Jennifer Crusie) was essentially trying to blackmail and/or harass almost every prominent person in town, and annoyed the hell out of pretty much everyone else.
Source: Who Murdered the Asshole?
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