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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Iran has essentially closed the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway through which about 20% of the world’s oil flows, with attacks on commercial traffic.

From The Wall Street Journal

In spite of this and other changes, life for the three of us—Father, Betsie, and me—stayed essentially the same.

From Literature

"This is essentially a litany of offences related to how you conduct transfer business, so a transfer ban makes sense," Purslow said.

From BBC

The vaccine is not effective against all forms of meningitis B, which is essentially a collection of different strains.

From BBC

Intelligent, funny, curious and humble, Gosling’s Grace is essentially a clone of the character Matt Damon played in 2015’s “The Martian,” a geek you want to grab an intergalactic beer with.

From Los Angeles Times

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