basically[adverb]Synonyms: essentially, at heart, fundamentally, inherently, in substance, intrinsically, mostly, primarily
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
ba‧sic‧ally S1 /ˈbeɪsɪkli/
adverb [
Word Family: noun:
base, the basics,
basis;
adjective:
baseless,
basic,
based;
verb:
base;
adverb:
basically]
1. [sentence adverb] spoken used to emphasize the most important reason or fact about something, or a simple explanation of something:
Basically, I’m just lazy. Well, basically, it’s a matter of filling in a few forms. I used to see him every night, basically.2. in the main or most important ways, without considering additional details or differences
Synonym : fundamentally:
All cheeses are made in basically the same way. I believe that human beings are basically good. Basically, he hadn’t changed at all. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲