ESSENTIALLY Synonyms: 14 Similar and Opposite Words

essentially

adverb

Definition of essentially next

as in basically

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Recent Examples of essentially Congress rejected those requests and instead produced what was essentially a level funding picture for university research. —

Brendan Cantwell, The Conversation, 11 Mar. 2026 However, out-of-town fans have needed to buy the NFL Sunday Ticket, which for the relevant years in the litigation was on DirecTV and is now on YouTube TV and essentially offers access to all games. —

Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 Mar. 2026 Oil soared to almost $120 a barrel in London earlier this week as flows through the Persian Gulf’s critical Strait of Hormuz remained essentially halted. —

Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 11 Mar. 2026 Joe Pesansky, who went 3-1 as FIU’s starter after essentially beating Jenkins out of the job, has graduated. —

Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for essentially

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There’s also a chic two-piece matching set that’s basically made for that weird in-between weather.

— Chaise Sanders, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2026
The energy imparted would have been equivalent to 6 million tons of TNT, or basically a large nuclear detonation.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 5 Mar. 2026