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Sense: Adverb: fundamentally

Synonyms:

basically , fundamentally, at heart, in effect, in essence, in substance, principally, primarily , chiefly , really , effectively , typically , virtually , practically, more or less, for the most part, in the main, deep down

Antonyms:

apparently , superficially, on the surface, doubtfully

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