'Essentially' definitions:
Definition of 'essentially'
(from WordNet)
adverb
In essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature; "He is basically dishonest"; "the argument was essentially a technical one"; "for all his bluster he is in essence a shy person" [syn: basically, fundamentally, essentially]
Definition of 'Essentially'
From: GCIDE
- Essentially \Es*sen"tial*ly\, adv. In an essential manner or degree; in an indispensable degree; really; as, essentially different. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'essentially'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- a outrance,
- absolutely,
- actually,
- all but,
- all in all,
- all out,
- almost entirely,
- approximately,
- as good as,
- as much as,
- at bottom,
- at heart,
- at the core,
- au fond,
- basically,
- beyond all bounds,
- beyond compare,
- beyond comparison,
- beyond measure,
- by and large,
- chiefly,
- completely,
- dead,
- downright,
- effectually,
- extremely,
- flat out,
- fundamentally,
- immeasurably,
- in essence,
- in itself,
- in substance,
- in the extreme,
- in the main,
- incalculably,
- indefinitely,
- infinitely,
- mainly,
- materially,
- most,
- mostly,
- on balance,
- on the whole,
- per se,
- perfectly,
- practically,
- primarily,
- purely,
- radically,
- really,
- substantially,
- totally,
- unconditionally,
- unequivocally,
- utterly,
- virtually,
- well-nigh,
- with a vengeance