100 Words to Use Instead of “Basically”

100 Words to Use Instead of

No. Term Definition
1. Abridged Shortened to essentials.
2. Accordingly As a result; therefore.
3. Actually In fact; really.
4. All in all Considering everything.
5. Altogether On the whole; overall.
6. As it happens In fact; as it turns out.
7. As such In that capacity; therefore.
8. At a glance On quick view; broadly.
9. At base At the foundation; essentially.
10. At bottom In essence; fundamentally.
11. At core At the center; essentially.
12. At heart In essence; fundamentally.
13. At its simplest In simplest terms.
14. Barely more than Almost nothing but.
15. Broadly In general terms.
16. By and large Generally; on the whole.
17. By definition By meaning; inherently.
18. Chiefly Mainly; primarily.
19. Clearly Obviously; plainly.
20. Concisely In few words.
21. Conclusively In a decisive way.
22. Core to it Central to the matter.
23. Crucially In an essential way.
24. Decidedly Unmistakably; definitely.
25. Down to Reduced to; essentially.
26. Effectively In effect; practically.
27. Essentially In essence; fundamentally.
28. Even so Nevertheless; still.
29. Explicitly Stated clearly; directly.
30. Fact is The truth is.
31. First and foremost Most importantly.
32. For all intents Practically speaking.
33. For practical purposes In practice; effectively.
34. Frankly To be honest; plainly.
35. Fundamentally At the most basic level.
36. Generally In most cases.
37. Given that Considering that.
38. In a word In short.
39. In brief In short; succinctly.
40. In effect Essentially; practically.
41. In essence In its basic nature.
42. In fact Actually; truly.
43. In general Generally speaking.
44. In other words Stated differently.
45. In outline In broad terms.
46. In plain terms Without jargon; simply.
47. In practice In real use; effectively.
48. In principle In theory; essentially.
49. In short Briefly; to summarize.
50. In simple terms Simply explained.
51. In sum To summarize.
52. In the main For the most part.
53. In truth Truly; honestly.
54. Invariably Always; without exception.
55. Just Simply; merely.
56. Largely Mostly; chiefly.
57. Mainly For the most part.
58. Merely Only; simply.
59. More or less Approximately; essentially.
60. Most importantly Above all; chiefly.
61. Most often In most cases.
62. Namely That is; specifically.
63. Naturally As expected; of course.
64. Needless to say Obviously; unsurprisingly.
65. No more than Only; merely.
66. Notably In a notable way.
67. Notionally In theory; nominally.
68. Objectively Without bias; fact-based.
69. Of course As expected; certainly.
70. On balance All things considered.
71. On the whole Overall; generally.
72. Ostensibly Apparently; on the surface.
73. Overall Taking everything together.
74. Overarchingly In an overarching way.
75. Overwhelmingly To a great extent.
76. Pared down Reduced to essentials.
77. Plainly Clearly; obviously.
78. Practically In effect; almost.
79. Predominantly Mostly; mainly.
80. Primarily Mainly; chiefly.
81. Principally Mainly; for the most part.
82. Put another way Rephrased; in other words.
83. Put simply To say it simply.
84. Realistically In practical terms.
85. Really In fact; actually.
86. Reduced to Brought down to essentials.
87. Roughly Approximately; generally.
88. Simply In a straightforward way.
89. Simply put Put simply; in short.
90. So to speak In a manner of speaking.
91. Strictly speaking In exact terms.
92. Substantially In large part.
93. Summarily Briefly; without detail.
94. Surely Certainly; undoubtedly.
95. Technically In strict terms.
96. The gist is The main point is.
97. To be clear To clarify; plainly.
98. To be frank Frankly; honestly.
99. To boil it down To reduce to essentials.
100. To simplify To make simpler.