fundamentally

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”

   Synonymsbasicallyessentially

Questions about fundamentally

What does fundamentally mean?

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

How many syllables are in fundamentally?

fundamentally has 5 syllables: fun-da-men-tal-ly. The stress falls on "men". In IPA it is /ˌfʌndəˈmɛntəli/.

What is another word for fundamentally?

Close synonyms include basically, 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.