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Essentially vs Necessarily - What's the difference?

essentially | necessarily |

As adverbs the difference between essentially and necessarily

is that essentially is in an essential manner; in essence while necessarily is inevitably; of necessity.

essentially

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • In an essential manner; in essence.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2012-03
    • , author=(Henry Petroski) , title=Opening Doors , volume=100, issue=2, page=112-3 , magazine= citation , passage=A doorknob of whatever roundish shape is effectively a continuum of levers, with the axis of the latching mechanism—known as the spindle—being the fulcrum about which the turning takes place. Applying a force tangential to the knob is essentially equivalent to applying one perpendicular to a radial line defining the lever.}}

    Synonyms

    * actually, at bottom, at heart, basically, centrally, characteristically, factually, fundamentally, in essence, in the main, inherently, intrinsically, naturally, substantially

    necessarily

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • Inevitably; of necessity.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-09-07, volume=408, issue=8852, magazine=(The Economist)
    • , title= The multiplexed metropolis , passage=But clever cities will not necessarily be better ones.}}

    Related terms

    * necessary * unnecessarily