Phrase guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
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prep_phrase
By nature; inherently.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: essentially, substantively, substantially, basically, fundamentally, intrinsically
Antonyms: circumstantially, happenstantially, incidentally, coincidentally, by chance, accidentally
prep_phrase
In most ways that matter; in all ways that matter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
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Synonyms: essentially, substantively, substantially, basically, fundamentally, more or less
Antonyms: none provided
adverb
with regard to fundamentals although not concerning details
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: in principle, in theory
Antonyms: none provided
History
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