Essentially
Essentially adverb - In essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature.
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Synonyms for Essentially
Really and essentially are semantically related. in basically topic. In some cases you can use "Really" instead an adverb "Essentially".
Really
Really adverb - In actual fact.
Essentially and really are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Essentially" instead an adverb "Really".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- much and essentially
- much and really
- greatly and essentially
- greatly and really
- actually and essentially
- actually and really
- truly and essentially
- truly and really
- absolutely and essentially
- absolutely and really
- quite and essentially
- quite and really
- particularly and essentially
- particularly and really
Both words in one sentence
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In My Hero Academia, All Might's fighting ability essentially amounts to punching things really, really hard.
Source: When All You Have Is a Hammer -
He didn't take it well when he found out he was essentially manufactured and thus never really had any control over his own life.
Source: Tykebomb -
The thing is essentially a tuned fourth-gen Corvette: it is really, really fast, but has very touchy handling.
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