ESSENTIALLY Synonyms: 14 Similar and Opposite Words

essentially

adverb

Definition of essentially

as in basically

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Recent Examples of essentially For the other teams in the district, games against Blue Ridge are essentially non-district contests. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Oct. 2026 Water essentially acts as a catalyst that spontaneously creates particles known as hydroxyl radicals, unstable molecules linked to aging and disease. — Michael Hawthorne, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026 Then again, Ball and essentially every other player in the league have gotten away with traveling with the basketball throughout their NBA careers. — Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026 Textiles destined for the secondhand market earn essentially what material sorted to recycling specification earns, even though the second requires fiber-level identification, more processing and far tighter tolerances. — Erik Lagerblad, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for essentially

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Adverb

These are basically less privileged neighborhoods where the government is meant to show a greater focus on education by employing more teachers and so on.

— Elektra Kotsoni, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
Brody and Chang have seen them all (basically), and have some guiding thoughts to share, below.

— Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026