ESSENTIALLY Synonyms: 14 Similar and Opposite Words

essentially

adverb

Definition of essentially

as in basically

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Recent Examples of essentially But the team didn’t slack on lighting, automation, lasers, pyro and practical effects either, a necessity for what is essentially a massive dance party. — Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2026 But that's essentially what's happening inside a giant destruction laboratory, funded by the insurance industry, in the woods of South Carolina. — Alexi Horowitz-Ghazi, NPR, 6 Nov. 2026 Hegseth has done all of this—and much more—with essentially no pushback from the uniformed military or Pentagon bureaucracy. — Peter D. Feaver, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2026 Council member Anthony Ortiz noted that the city has essentially been a landlord on a building that has been generating no property or sales taxes for four decades. — Rick West, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for essentially

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Last year, Mercedes F1 revenue was £633 million ($849 million), which was basically flat from the prior campaign.

— Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 1 Nov. 2026
Klum and her team started thinking about this year's ensemble basically the minute Halloween 2025 ended.

— Kara Nesvig, Allure, 1 Nov. 2026