In general, the relationship between parents and children is essentially based on teaching.
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Essentially
/ɪˈsɛnʃəli/
Synonyms for "essentially" (97 found)
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Closest matches (20)
Adverb(2 words)
a outranceaboveabsolutelyactuallyall butall in allall outalmostalmost entirelyapproximatelyas good asas much asat bottomat heartat the coreau fondbasicallybeyond all bounds
Strong matches (29)
beyond comparebeyond comparisonbeyond measurebottomby and largechieflycompletelydeaddownrighteffecteffectuallyessenceextremelyflat outfor all practical purposesfor the most partfundamentallyimmeasurablyin essencein itself
Adverb(6 words)
Noun(2 words)
change radicallyfor all
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (48)
in substancein the extremein the long runin the mainincalculablyindefinitelyinfinitelylargelymainlymateriallymerelymostmostlynearlyon balanceon the wholepartper seperfectlypractically
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Adverb(9 words)
Adverb(1 words)
Noun(2 words)
mattered mostmost basic quantity
Determiner(1 words)
most curriculum area
Related word relations
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More general
2 entriesadverbdiscourse marker
More specific
5 entriesCollocations
5 entriesessentially based onessentially differentessentially due toessentially the sameessentially true
Derivations
2 entriesSample sentences
12 total sentences available.
Diamond is essentially hard.
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It is essentially a question of time.
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We often hear it said that ours is essentially a tragic age.
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