What are some alternative words for basically?
Synonyms for basically
ˈbeɪ sɪk li
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Princeton's WordNet
basically, fundamentally, essentially(adverb)
in essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature
"He is basically dishonest"; "the argument was essentially a technical one"; "for all his bluster he is in essence a shy person"
Synonyms:
fundamentally, essentially
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "basically":
essentially, fundamentally, mainly, primarily, basic, largely, substantially, virtually, wholesale, practically, inherently, mostly, broadly, principally, actually, fundamental, predominantly
Words popularity by usage frequency
| rank | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #945 | basic | |
| #1156 | actually | |
| #2329 | wholesale | |
| #2913 | mostly | |
| #3985 | primarily | |
| #4284 | mainly | |
| #4428 | fundamental | |
| #5271 | basically | |
| #5537 | largely | |
| #6082 | virtually | |
| #6424 | essentially | |
| #7324 | substantially | |
| #10988 | practically | |
| #13980 | broadly | |
| #15023 | predominantly | |
| #16652 | fundamentally | |
| #18393 | principally | |
| #18594 | inherently |
How to use basically in a sentence?
Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum:
We've given them legitimacy in the international community, something that they deeply wanted here, and they've done basically nothing in exchange for that.
Ive been sitting as much as I can, last week I was like laying down on the golf course. Basically, Im just a hermit crab this week. Im just sleeping as much as I can and not leaving my room ; just really trying to keep my energy levels up.
Our take on games basically is something that's more universal, you don't need 12 buttons, $ 60 or 30 years experience with gaming to hopefully dive in and enjoy these.
We continue to have stronger and stronger job growth, and it seems like there's less and less inflation, which is really odd. You typically don't see that, and basically what that signals to the market is that the Fed is on hold, that could portend for better earnings in the future for companies.
This rule accords with the actual work need of fighting terrorism and is basically the same as what other major countries in the world do.
Translations for basically
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- في الأساسArabic
- bàsicamentCatalan, Valencian
- im PrinzipGerman
- básicamente, fundamentalmenteSpanish
- periaatteessa, pohjimmiltaan, perimmältäänFinnish
- foncièrement, sommairement, fondamentalementFrench
- lényegét tekintve, lényegébenHungarian
- praticamente, in pratica, basicamenteItalian
- utgangspunktetNorwegian
- basicamentePortuguese
- в основном, по существу, в принципеRussian
- в основномуUkrainian
- 基本上Chinese
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