Basically
Basically adverb - For the most part.
Specially
Specially adverb - In regard to something mentioned explicitly or in detail.
Usage example: the supplementary material was specially intended to address earlier accusations of cultural bias
Both words in one sentence
-
It basically got to be an opportunity to whitewash the massacre, specially after Smith and Carlos raised their fists.
Source: Useful Notes / Mexico -
In the Honor Harrington universe, there are no Subspace Ansibles, so messages are instead run between starsystems via specially designed Courier Boats, which are basically some cramped living spaces and a very powerful hyperdrive crammed into a hull with not much else.
Source: Courier - But Goku counters with a technique specially suited to him: the Crazy Monkey style (basically, fighting more like a monkey).
Source: Confusion Fu
Cite this Source
Specially and Basically. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/basically/specially
Basically & Specially. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/basically/specially>.
Specially or Basically. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/basically/specially.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "basically" and "specially" have occurred on timeline