Essentially
Essentially adverb - In essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature.
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Up front and essentially are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Up front" instead an adverb "Essentially".
Up front
Essentially and up front are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Essentially" instead an adverb phrase "Up front".
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All editions of D&D suffer from the "5 minute workday" issue to varying extents in order to subvert this trope; essentially, the players unload ALL of their best daily abilities up front, and then immediately go rest, so that they can spam them every single encounter.
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Up front and Essentially. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/essentially/up_front
Essentially & Up front. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/essentially/up_front>.
Up front or Essentially. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/essentially/up_front.
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