essentially

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- \i-ˈsen(t)-shəl\
- /ɪˈsenʃəli/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- \i-ˈsen(t)-shəl\

Definitions of essentially word

noun essentially Used to emphasize the basic, fundamental, or intrinsic nature of a person, thing, or situation. 1
adverb essentially basically 1
adverb essentially in essence 1
adverb essentially You use essentially to emphasize a quality that someone or something has, and to say that it is their most important or basic quality. 0
adverb essentially You use essentially to indicate that what you are saying is mainly true, although some parts of it are wrong or more complicated than has been stated. 0
adverb essentially in a fundamental or basic way; in essence 0

See all 7 definitions of essentially

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Parts of speech for Essentially

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Essentially

essentially popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for essentially

adverb essentially

fundamentally — serving as, or being an essential part of, a foundation or basis; basic; underlying: fundamental principles; the fundamental structure.
basically — You use basically for emphasis when you are stating an opinion, or when you are making an important statement about something.
in essence — the basic, real, and invariable nature of a thing or its significant individual feature or features: Freedom is the very essence of our democracy.
in effect — something that is produced by an agency or cause; result; consequence: Exposure to the sun had the effect of toughening his skin.
really — in reality; actually: to see things as they really are.

adjective essentially

practically — in effect; virtually: It is practically useless to protest.
all but — All but a particular person or thing means everyone or everything except that person or thing.
as much as — You use as much as before an amount to suggest that it is surprisingly large.
as good as — 'As good as' can be used to mean 'almost.'
well-nigh — very nearly; almost: It's well-nigh bedtime.

conjunction essentially

such as — so; very; to such a degree: such pleasant people.
for instance — a case or occurrence of anything: fresh instances of oppression.
as — If something happens as something else happens, it happens at the same time.
just as — at the moment when

All 48 Synonyms of essentially

Antonyms for essentially

adverb essentially

doubtfully — of uncertain outcome or result.
apparently — You use apparently to indicate that the information you are giving is something that you have heard, but you are not certain that it is true.
on the surface — to all appearances
superficially — being at, on, or near the surface: a superficial wound.

All 4 Antonyms of essentially

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