essentially

== English == === Etymology === From essential +‎ -ly. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪˈsɛnʃəli/ Hyphenation: es‧sen‧tial‧ly === Adverb === essentially (comparative more essentially, superlative most essentially) In an essential way. In essence: by nature. Synonyms: inherently, intrinsically, innately, naturally, quintessentially; see also Thesaurus:intrinsically Near-synonyms: actually, at bottom, at heart, basically, fundamentally, characteristically, centrally, substantially; see also Thesaurus:fundamentally Antonyms: circumstantially, happenstantially, incidentally, coincidentally, by chance, accidentally; see also Thesaurus:accidentally (by extension) In essence: in most ways that matter; in all ways that matter. Synonyms: basically, fundamentally, substantially, substantively, more or less; see also Thesaurus:fundamentally, Thesaurus:mostly ==== Translations ====