Basically and Only

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Basically adverb - For the most part.

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Only and basically are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Only" instead an adverb "Basically".

Nearby Words: basic, basics

Only adverb - For nothing other than.

Usage example: you're doing that only to annoy me

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Basically and only are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Basically" instead an adverb "Only".

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