FUNDAMENTALLY Synonyms: 14 Similar and Opposite Words

fundamentally

adverb

as in essentially

at the most basic level All people are fundamentally the same. I disagree with some of her points, but fundamentally she's right. His plan is fundamentally different.

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Recent Examples of fundamentally While global mills like Artistic Milliners are investing in diversification and nearshoring to manage mounting volatility, others are navigating the shifting landscape in a fundamentally different way. —

Andre Claudio, Footwear News, 7 Apr. 2026 The deeper transformation begins when leaders recognize that AI fundamentally alters the relationship between people, jobs, and skills – and redesign their talent strategy around this new reality. —

Nickle Lamoreaux, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2026 But fundamentally, the military objectives of the United States have been completed. —

Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026 Decades later the power of Hinton’s novel lies in the sense that despite profound shifts in time and culture, the emotional landscape of those high school years remains fundamentally unchanged. —

Jimmy Jellinek, SPIN, 7 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fundamentally

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For decades, the understanding was that social-media companies were essentially immune from any such legal liability.

— Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 9 Apr. 2026
His career essentially bestrides the slow-to-grow Before Times and the apparent soccer paradise of today, which was fortified by remarkable facilities, boosted by an ideal central location and forged by an eagerly welcoming host city that slugged above its weight to make this happen.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2026