in essence

Speech parts

1. in essence - Adverb

2. in essence - Phrase

Meaning

with regard to fundamentals although not concerning details

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

firstly in the end mainly nearly primarily virtually substantially predominantly practically inherently principally chiefly fundamentally morally substantive
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Antonyms

firstly primarily initially abstractly essentially meticulously
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Examples

Human history in essence is the history of ideas. H. G. Wells

If you're not electing Christians, then in essence you are going to legislate sin. Katherine Harris

Liberalization and democratization are in essence counter-revolution. Andrei Grechko

Psychoanalysis is in essence a cure through love. Sigmund Freud

Any piece of good music is in essence a love song. Diana Gabaldon

However, if the religions in essence merely repeat statements from the United Nations Human Rights Declaration, such a Declaration becomes superfluous; an ethic is more than rights. Hans Küng

Words in the phrase

in essence

Close letter words and terms

in error in especial in esse in eternal life in event of in every area