Essentially
Essentially adverb - In essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature.
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Synonyms for Essentially
To begin with and essentially are semantically related. In some cases you can use "To begin with" instead an adverb "Essentially".
To begin with
To begin with adverb - Before now.
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Synonyms for To begin with
Essentially and to begin with are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Essentially" instead an adverb phrase "To begin with".
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Related pairs
- originally and essentially
- originally and to begin with
- primarily and essentially
- primarily and to begin with
- basically and essentially
- basically and to begin with
- mainly and essentially
- mainly and to begin with
- predominantly and essentially
- predominantly and to begin with
- principally and essentially
- principally and to begin with
- vitally and essentially
- vitally and to begin with
Both terms in one sentence
- Of course, as any fan will tell you, the cartoon was pretty damn tongue-in-cheek to begin with, essentially being a buddy comedy with action and sci-fi thrown in.
Source: Redundant Parody -
Subverted with Mary, who was already a jerk to begin with, but was essentially vilified in the later seasons.
Source: Series / 7th Heaven - It's made a little more jarring in that Rin, who ordered him to commit all of those atrocities to begin with, gets off essentially scot-free.
Source: Fate Worse Than Death
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