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Synonyms for basically

  • adverb

Most common

ultimately essentially fundamentally generally chiefly

All synonyms

Adverb

1. Essentially — essentially; mostly; pretty much

essentially, fundamentally, ultimately

Other

generally, chiefly

Definitions

  1. adv. 1

    Essentially; mostly; pretty much.

Example sentences

  • ultimately Ultimately this bill did not see the light of day.
  • essentially Tom said essentially the same thing that Mary did.
  • fundamentally I'm afraid you've fundamentally misunderstood me.
  • generally Generally speaking, Westerners don't eat fish raw.
  • chiefly The committee is composed chiefly of professors.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
basicallysteady
ultimatelyrising
essentiallyfalling
fundamentallyrising
generallyfalling
chieflyfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

7 letters
chiefly2
9 letters
generally4
10 letters
ultimately4
11 letters
essentially4
13 letters
fundamentally5

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (chiefly2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
foncièrement
Italiano
fondamentalmente