18 entries under essentially topic. ×

11
fundamentally(adjective, adverb, surface, alone, inside)
11
virtually(adjective, adverb, near, really, roughly)
7
basically(adjective, adverb, surface, inside, really)
4
in effect(expression, adjective, adverb, near, roughly)
3
as good as(expression, adjective, idiom, adverb, like)
3
morally(adjective, adverb, around, nearly, approximately)
3
nearly(adjective, adverb, like, near, closely)
3
per se
2
approximately(adjective, adverb, near, really, roughly)
2
in substance(expression, adverb, like, near, roughly)
1
for all intents and purposes(expression, adjective, idiom, adverb, around)
1
give or take a little(expression, idiom, adverb, like, near)
1
in all but name(adjective, adverb, near, effective, nearly)
1
in the ballpark(expression, idiom, adverb, like, near)
1
in the neighborhood(expression, idiom, adverb, like, near)
1
intrinsically(adverb, absolutely, alone, really)
1
upwards of(expression, adverb, like, near, roughly)
0
at the bottom(expression, idiom, adverb, fundamentally)
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