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

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But rather than equity ownership, with voting rights and traditional regulatory protections, the Kraken product is essentially a synthetic token backed by a stock.

From Barron's

A confidential IPO filing is essentially a draft S-1 registration statement.

From Barron's

The idea behind implementing the caps on parent and graduate loans was to eliminate what critics had said was essentially an unlimited source of funds for schools that gave them room to raise tuition.

From MarketWatch

Industry accounts for January showed growth was driven by a second straight monthly expansion for goods producers, while activity in services-producing industries was essentially unchanged.

From The Wall Street Journal

The odd-looking craft essentially aimed to test whether they could fly with no wings, instead generating lift from the body of the plane.

From Los Angeles Times

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