basically

adverb

ba·​si·​cal·​ly ˈbā-si-k(ə-)lē 

 also  -zi-

1

a

: at a basic level : in fundamental disposition or nature

basically correct

basically, they are simple people

b

: for the most part

they basically play zone defense

2

: in a basic manner : simply

live basically

Synonyms

• altogether
• by and large
• chiefly
• generally
• largely
• mainly
• mostly
• overall
• predominantly
• primarily
• principally
• substantially

Examples of basically in a Sentence

your answer is basically correct

Recent Examples on the Web

What an opportunity getting to play someone who is steely and strong and manipulative and just bad, basically. —Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024

So the reader has to imagine that basically there are ballots in a box somewhere. —Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 7 Nov. 2024

Trump basically ripped us away from any detached sense of irony in interacting with and covering these things. —Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Nov. 2024

Any musician that’s been successful most of his life basically has a 15-year-old sense of humor. —Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1863, in the meaning defined at sense 1a