Basically and Potentially

Basically

Basically adverb - For the most part.

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

Nearby Words: basic, basics

Potentially

Potentially adverb - With a possibility of becoming actual.
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Synonyms for Potentially

Basically and potentially are semantically related. You can use "Basically" instead an adverb "Potentially".

Both words in one sentence

  • Compare Duel to the Death, which is basically what this is a substitute for, to avoid killing off a potentially lucrative persona.
  • KnJ starts out relatively innocuous, but by the later chapters it's basically softcore child porn, and could have potentially gotten Seven Seas in legal trouble.
  • Screw Destiny So, by stopping an enemy from hitting her or undoing potentially deadly wounds, she's basically giving destiny a "screw you".
    Source: Screw Destiny
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