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Pronunciation varies by accent · adverb
In a fundamental or basic sense; reaching the very core of the matter..
What the science shows, he says, is that the brain of an addict is fundamentally different from that of a nonaddict.
Hanks is known as being an avid reader of history and biography, and seems to seek out stories which offer a certain optimism and humanism. In other words, he plays – fundamentally – good people.
On Tuesday, a proposal to fundamentally restructure the Minneapolis police department in the wake of George Floyd’s death in 2020 was soundly defeated, a setback that even many Democrats acknowledged could be laid at the feet of the “defund the police” movement that some within the party embraced last summer.
Use fundamentally when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Fundamentally means In a fundamental or basic sense; reaching the very core of the matter..
Common synonyms include basically, essentially, at bottom, at heart.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
What the science shows, he says, is that the brain of an addict is fundamentally different from that of a nonaddict.
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