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View synonyms for essentially

essentially

/ ɪˈsɛnʃəlɪ /

adverb

  1. in a fundamental or basic way; in essence

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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It essentially serves an opt-out option that prevents courts from striking down the legislation on constitutional grounds.

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The early human-leopard cat relationship was essentially "commensal" where two species live alongside each other harmlessly, said Prof Shu-Jin Luo of Peking University in Beijing.

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Hamnet and Hamlet can therefore be read as essentially the same name.

Bower had essentially made a shrine to villainy.

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The added ninth episode is essentially a making-of film, as regards both the documentary and the new songs.

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