basically

1. 1.

   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”

   Synonymsfundamentallyessentially

Questions about basically

What does basically mean?

basically means "in essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature".

How many syllables are in basically?

basically has 3 syllables: basi-cal-ly. The stress falls on "basi". In IPA it is /ˈbeɪsɪkli/.

What is another word for basically?

Close synonyms include fundamentally, essentially. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.