essentially
In an essential way.
Other meanings
In essence: by nature.
In essence: in most ways that matter; in all ways that matter.
Synonyms
- basically
- fundamentally
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “essentially” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.