Antonyms for in essence
| Grammar : Adj, adv |
| Spell : es-uhns |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛs əns |
Definition of in essence
Origin :- late 14c., essencia (respelled late 15c. on French model), from Latin essentia "being, essence," abstract noun formed (in imitation of Greek ousia "being, essence") from essent-, present participle stem of esse "to be," from PIE *es- (cf. Sanskrit asmi, Hittite eimi, Old Church Slavonic jesmi, Lithuanian esmi, Gothic imi, Old English eom "I am;" see be). Originally "substance of the Trinity," the general sense of "basic element of anything" is first recorded in English 1650s, though this is the base meaning of the first English use of essential.
- As in practically : adj almost; nearly
- As in nearly : adv almost
- As in per se : adv essentially
- As in basically : adv fundamentally
- As in substantially : adv to a large extent
- As in virtually : adv for all practical purposes
- As in essentially : adv basically
- As in at heart : adv in reality
Synonyms for in essence
- about
- actually
- all but
- alone
- approaching
- approximately
- around
- as good as
- as much as
- as such
- at bottom
- at heart
- at the bottom
- at the heart of
- basically
- by and of itself
- by definition
- by its very nature
- by itself
- centrally
- characteristically
- chiefly
- circa
- close but no cigar
- close to
- closely
- considerably
- deep down
- determinately
- effectually
- essentially
- extensively
- factually
- firstly
- for all intents and purposes
- fundamentally
- give or take a little
- guesstimate
- heavily
- implicitly
- importantly
- in all but name
- in effect
- in essence
- in fact
- in itself
- in reality
- in spite of appearance
- in substance
- in the ballpark
- in the main
- in the neighborhood
- independently
- indispensably
- inherently
- inside
- intimately
- intrinsically
- just about
- largely
- mainly
- materially
- morally
- more or less
- more or less so
- most
- mostly
- much
- naturally
- nearabout
- nearly
- necessarily
- nigh
- not absolutely
- not actually
- not quite
- of itself
- originally
- permanently
- practically
- pretty near
- primarily
- principally
- quite
- radically
- really
- roughly
- round
- roundly
- significantly
- singularly
- solely
- some
- something like
- somewhere
- substantially
- truly
- typically
- upwards of
- virtually
- vitally
- well-nigh
- within a little
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