FUNDAMENTALLY Synonyms: 14 Similar and Opposite Words

fundamentally

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Definition of fundamentally

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 The genre, with its sanitized storylines and Oscar-baiting pretensions, seems fundamentally at odds with the iconoclastic chef and television personality. — Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026 In the brutal and swift pursuit of its ambition to achieve 100 million deportations—approaching a third of our nation’s population—this deportation force has fundamentally reshaped American life. — Naureen Shah, Time, 6 Aug. 2026 The project proved the concept worked and directly led to the F-117, fundamentally changing how modern air forces think about survivability. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026 The result is a fundamentally different winter weather pattern – one primed for weeks of relentless storms and atmospheric rivers. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for fundamentally

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And earlier this week, the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey for June showed a slight pickup in hiring and quits (an indicator of employee confidence) while layoffs were essentially unchanged.

— Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
The fact that each tally mark was a dollar in the band’s pocket, and that sneaking in was essentially stealing money from them, also didn’t faze us.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of essentially

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In these moments and others, HOTD has sometimes espoused a form of gender essentialism that suggests Rhaenyra and Alicent are both inherently kinder and better than the men around them.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
Still, there’s a sentiment that the Red Sox gave up quickly on a middle infielder with five-and-a-half years of team control remaining, which is inherently more valuable than a reliever with three-and-a-half years of control.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 9 Aug. 2026

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