Essentially
Essentially adverb - In essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature.
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Synonyms for Essentially
Utterly and essentially are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Utterly" instead an adverb "Essentially".
Utterly
Utterly adverb - To a full extent or degree.
Essentially and utterly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Essentially" instead an adverb "Utterly".
Nearby Word: utter
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Related pairs
- largely and essentially
- largely and utterly
- greatly and essentially
- greatly and utterly
- really and essentially
- really and utterly
- truly and essentially
- truly and utterly
- absolutely and essentially
- absolutely and utterly
- quite and essentially
- quite and utterly
- particularly and essentially
- particularly and utterly
Both words in one sentence
- After getting a yellow and red card, essentially losing 30% of his paycheck, Rutten proceeds to utterly demolish Delucia with body shots so powerful he actually ruptures Jason's liver.
Source: Curb Stomp Battle / Sports -
Combining Mecha: Jason Beck's custom-made machine, which proves to be utterly useless (taken out by what is essentially Big O's side arm in two seconds)... hilariously, utterly useless.
Source: Anime / The Big O -
Essentially, she utterly destroys the reputation of an utterly Nice Guy with the emotional age of a small child, simply because he didn't understand the concept of sex.
Source: Film / Edward Scissorhands
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