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Definitions

essentially

ADVERB
basically
Synonyms
STRONGEST
actually approximately necessarily originally permanently quite really substantially truly typically virtually
STRONG
fundamentally
WEAK
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
STRONGEST
doubtfully
WEAK
apparently on the surface superficially

Example Sentences

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Micron’s stock finished Tuesday’s session off 18% from its mid-March closing high, while the S&P 500 was essentially flat over the same span, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

“When we use neutral atoms, they essentially connect to each other using light,” Bokhari explained.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Feldman suspects the outperformance comes because such deals essentially carve out an unloved unit from a bigger company and matches it with a focused partner that can better extract value through greater scale.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

That description is essentially true; as a puppet designer and puppeteer, his job entails figuring out how to materialize figments of the imagination.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

All by himself, Chau generated vast demand for the riskiest slices of subprime mortgage bonds, for which there had previously been essentially no demand.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis