fundamentally
At its base
Fundamentally means at the most basic or essential level.
It points to what lies beneath surface features: The two approaches are fundamentally different.
Often used for emphasis when asserting core truths: Fundamentally, this is a question of fairness.
Something fundamentally flawed has problems at its foundation, not just in details.
At its core nature
- basicallyAt the most essential level
- inherentlyBy essential nature
- intrinsicallyBy its very nature
- principallyMostly or primarily
primarily · chiefly · mainly · centrally · profoundly · deeply · radically · vitally
At the deepest level
- bedrockSolid stone underground
- structurallyConcerning load-bearing design
- architecturallyConcerning building design
- basallyAt the base level
originally · primitively · primordially · from the ground up · at heart · at bottom
By essential nature
- innatelyIn an inborn way
- intrinsicallyBy its very nature
- naturallywithout artificial help
- congenitallyFrom birth onward
inbuilt · ingrained · hardwired · instinctively · immanently · organically · characteristically · dispositionally
To the fullest extent
- whollyTo the full extent
- entirelyTo the full extent
- totallyTo the full extent
- utterlyTo the fullest extent
thoroughly · absolutely · altogether · fully · comprehensively · categorically · unreservedly · unequivocally
essentially
At its core nature
- basicallyAt the most essential level
- inherentlyBy essential nature
- intrinsicallyBy its very nature
principally · primarily · chiefly · mainly · centrally · profoundly · deeply · radically · vitally · critically
foundationally
At the deepest level
- bedrockSolid stone underground
- structurallyConcerning load-bearing design
- architecturallyConcerning building design
basally · originally · primitively · primordially · from the ground up · at heart · at bottom
inherently
By essential nature
- innatelyIn an inborn way
- intrinsicallyBy its very nature
- naturallywithout artificial help
congenitally · inbuilt · ingrained · hardwired · instinctively · immanently · organically · characteristically · dispositionally · by nature
completely
To the fullest extent
utterly · thoroughly · absolutely · altogether · fully · comprehensively · categorically · unreservedly · unequivocally · decidedly
- formal wordshereby, herein, thereof, thereby, whereby
- philosophy adverbslogically, rationally, ethically, morally, metaphysically
- "To a great extent" adverbsgreatly, much, largely, vastly, considerably
- intensifiersvery, really, extremely, absolutely, incredibly
- summariessummary, synopsis, summaries, abstract, abstracts
- expressions of simplicityeasy, simple, basic, plain, clear
fundamentallysuperficially
At surface level only
on the surface · outwardly · apparently · seemingly · externally
fundamentallypartially
To an incomplete extent
partly · trivially · insignificantly · marginally · slightly
- fundamental rightsCore legal protections guaranteed
- fundamental freedomsConstitutionally protected core liberties
- religious fundamentalismLiteral interpretation of scripture
- fundamental principlesEssential underlying truths
- fundamental lawsFoundational rules of systems
- Christian fundamentalismLiteral Bible belief movement
fundamental, fundamentals, fundamentalist, fundamentalism, fundamentalists