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Synonyms for essentially
adv basically- actually
- approximately
- necessarily
- originally
- permanently
- quite
- really
- substantially
- truly
- typically
- virtually
- fundamentally
- at heart
- at the heart of
- centrally
- characteristically
- chiefly
- determinately
- factually
- importantly
- in effect
- in essence
- indispensably
- inherently
- intimately
- intrinsically
- materially
- more or less so
- naturally
- primarily
- principally
- radically
- significantly
- vitally
Antonyms for essentially
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.
as
conjunction. in the way that; to a degree
chiefly
adverb. most importantly
fundamentally
adverb. basically
implicitly
adverb. inevitably
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.