Basically
Substantially
Substantially adverb - For the most part.
Usage example: the Little House books are substantially based on the memories of Laura Ingalls Wilder
Basically is a synonym for substantially in largely topic. You can use "Basically" instead an adverb "Substantially", if it concerns topics such as primarily, mainly, naturally. popular alternative
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- much and basically
- much and substantially
- largely and basically
- largely and substantially
- intrinsically and basically
- intrinsically and substantially
- primarily and basically
- primarily and substantially
- chiefly and basically
- chiefly and substantially
- mainly and basically
- mainly and substantially
- mostly and basically
- mostly and substantially
Both words in one sentence
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Noah, being either basically a computer program or a human held in stasis for centuries depending on the "Noah" in question, is also rather substantially older than her appearance suggests.
Source: Video Game / Galaxy Angel -
Even more substantially, the Renaissance-era spin-off game, Mage: The Sorcerers' Crusade can not surprisingly get very Clockpunk; one supplement, The Artisan's Handbook, is basically all about that.
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Sidewalls are, basically, Deflector Shields that are also generated by the impeller nodes but are substantially weaker than wedges.
Source: Reactionless Drive
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