essentially

chiefly

ˈtʃiːfli

adverb

mainly.

he is remembered chiefly for his organ sonatas

mainly,in the main,primarily,principally,predominantly,above all,mostly,for the most part,first and foremost,especially,particularly,essentially,substantially,usually,customarily,habitually,typically,commonly,generally,on the whole,largely,by and large,as a rule,in most instances,almost always,almost entirely,to a large extent,to a great degree

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basically

/ˈbeɪsɪk(ə)li/

adverb

In the most essential respects; fundamentally.

we started from a basically simple idea

fundamentally,primarily,principally,chiefly,essentially,elementally,firstly,predominantly

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