essentially

/ɪsˈɛnʃə‍lˌi/

/ɛˈsɛnʃəɫi/, /iˈsɛnʃəɫi/

essentially

used to emphasize the fundamental nature or characteristics of someone or something

synonyms : basically

Examples

1. By lowering prices so much, the company has essentially cut its own throat by making a profit all but impossible.

2. 30 years ago, employers essentially held workers’ hands through their financial lives.

3. Deprivation was essentially trumping any inborn intelligence.

4. Essentially, this technique carves a patient’s contact lens prescription onto their cornea.