Synonyms for basically
ˈbeɪ sɪk liba·si·cal·ly

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1. basically, fundamentally, essentiallyadverb

   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

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1. List of paraphrases for "basically":

   essentially, fundamentally, mainly, primarily, basic, largely, substantially, virtually, wholesale, practically, inherently, mostly, broadly, principally, actually, fundamental, predominantly

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1. Sean Clegg:

   It was a turning point for us, what Delta brought into clear, clear focus was what the stakes are in this election when one party has basically become an anti-science, anti-vaccine, anti-public health party.

2. Frank Reich:

   It’s basically something that would guarantee each team a possession, my opinion is that I think there’s a place for both teams to have a possession. But I can see both sides of it. You’ve got 60 minutes to win a game, so go win the game. Or play defense.

3. David Kimberlin:

   We're seeing a lot of children who are very, very sick admitted to our hospital. We have almost twice as many right now as we did at the previous worst part of this pandemic, which was probably in January, these children are coming in fighting for breath, fighting for the ability to basically get through this devastating illness, many of them are on ventilators, maybe a quarter or so on ventilators or heart-lung bypass machines.

4. Yuli Edelstein:

   What we basically said to Pfizer and Moderna and to the others was that if we will be one of the first countries to start vaccinating, very soon these companies will be able to see the results, it’s a kind of win-win situation.

5. Joe Samo:

   Basically, after this happened, her sense of privacy is heightened, her concern about who has her number and now she is concerned when she has to give it out, she is nervous when she is alone and has to travel for work.