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basically

/ˈbeɪsɪk(ə)li/

adverb

Meaning

  • In a fundamental, essential or basic manner

    "They've added some fancy features, but it's basically still a car."

  • Mostly; generally; for the most part

  • (filler) used to refer to the most important or fundamental point the speaker is making; sometimes tending towards a meaningless filler word

    "I shouldn't have done it, basically."

Synonyms

chiefly,
more often than not,
essentially,
fundamentally