Synonyms|103Antonyms|3|Broader|4Narrower|0Related|16
11
fundamentally(adjective, adverb, surface, alone, inside)
11
virtually(adjective, adverb, near, really, roughly)
10
essentially(adjective, adverb, surface, alone, nearly)
8
substantially(adverb, practically)
7
basically(adjective, adverb, surface, inside, really)
5
simply put
4
in effect(expression, adjective, adverb, near, roughly)
4
in principle
4
practically
4
probably
3
as good as(expression, adjective, idiom, adverb, like)
3
as such
3
at bottom(expression, adverb, inside, basically, fundamentally)
3
morally(adjective, adverb, around, nearly, approximately)
3
nearly(adjective, adverb, like, near, closely)
3
per se(adverb, essentially)
2
approximately(adjective, adverb, near, really, roughly)
2
in substance(expression, adverb, like, near, roughly)
2
principle
1
about(adjective, adverb, like, near, roughly)
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