Basically
Basically adverb - For the most part.
Potentially and basically are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Potentially" instead an adverb "Basically".
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".
Mutual synonyms
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.
Source: Loser Leaves Town - 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.
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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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Potentially and Basically. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/basically/potentially
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